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Record 1 1996-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Lasers and Masers
DEF

A particle accelerator in which two beams of high-energy particles are allowed to collide head-on, resulting in high center-of-mass energies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Masers et lasers
DEF

Accélérateur composé de deux synchrotrons ou d'un synchrotron et de son anneau de stockage dans lequel on fait rencontrer les deux faisceaux correspondants, ces faisceaux étant dirigés de façon à produire les collisions les plus efficaces.

OBS

«Accélérateur de collisions» et «accélérateur à recoupement de faisceaux» ont été normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
  • Láser y máser
CONT

Gran colisionador electrón-positrón para crear bosones Z que resulten del choque entre electrones y positrones en un anillo de almacenamiento, que mide 27 kilómetros de circunferencia.

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