synchrotron
/sing-kruh-tron/US // ˈsɪŋ krəˌtrɒn //UK // (ˈsɪŋkrəˌtrɒn) //
同步加速器,同步辐射,同步辐射器,同步辐射仪
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n.名词 noun
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Physics.
- : a type of cyclotron consisting of magnetic sections alternately spaced with sections in which particles are electrostatically accelerated.
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Examples
To peek inside a coprolite from Poland, the researchers used a synchrotron.
The synchrotron scan revealed whole beetle fossils that rival the quality of similar specimens in amber, along with fragments of the same kind of beetle.
Curious whether much older, fossilized poop could match the fossil quality of amber specimens, Qvarnström and colleagues used a synchrotron, which generates powerful X-rays, to peek inside a coprolite from Poland.
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