surfatron · noun — an electron accelerator that works on the principle of plasma acceleration.
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surfatron is pronounced /ˈsɜː.fəˌtɹɒn/.
Etymology
From surf + -tron, from the observation that the device causes an electron to ride wave crests of electric field to pick up speed as a surfer rides ocean wave crests.
noun
- An electron accelerator that works on the principle of plasma acceleration.e.g.“The discharge is obtained with a surfatron at 915 MHz in a fused silica or alumina tube at a maximum power of 700 W.” — 1999, M. Moisa, J. Hubert, J. Margot, Z. Zakrzewski, “The Development and Use of Surface-Wave Sustained Discharges for Applications”, in H Schlüter, A. Shivarova, editors, Advanced Technologies Based
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- supercollider 55% match — A high-energy particle accelerator. vs surfatron →
- cosmotron 55% match — A proton synchrotron vs surfatron →
- pyrotron 55% match — A magnetic mirror. vs surfatron →
- microtron 55% match — A kind of particle accelerator similar to the cyclotron, but in which the accelerating field is not applied through large D-shaped electrodes but through a linear accelerator structure. vs surfatron →
- betatron 54% match — A form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed. vs surfatron →
- synchrocyclotron 54% match — A particle accelerator like a cyclotron, but which operates at variable frequency to account for the particles gaining energy, allowing for greater energies to be achieved. vs surfatron →
- plasmatron 54% match — A hot-cathode tube with controlled anode current. vs surfatron →