superconducting accelerator

superconducting accelerator

[¦sü·pər·kən¦dək·tiŋ ik′sel·ə‚rād·ər]
(nucleonics)
A particle accelerator whose magnetic fields are generated by superconducting magnets.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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