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Cyclotron that achieves relativistic velocities by modulating the frequency of the accelerating electric field
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synchrocyclotron
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A synchrocyclotron is a special type of cyclotron , patented by Edwin McMillan , in which the frequency of the driving RF electric field is varied to compensate for relativistic effects as the particles' velocity begins to approach the speed of light . ...
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n. cyclotron that achieves relativistic velocities by modulating the frequency of the accelerating electric field
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n. 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.