WordNet
n. a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same speed [syn: inoic beam]
Wikipedia
An ion beam is a type of charged particle beam consisting of ions. Ion beams have many uses in electronics manufacturing (principally ion implantation) and other industries. A variety of ion beam sources exist, some derived from the mercury vapor thrusters developed by NASA in the 1960s.
Usage examples of "ion beam".
Sahor saw Gul Aluf's narrowed eyes spark, and she had done all she could, sending a narrow-cast ion beam straight at the photon collar tightening around his neck.
He felt a curious sensation in his chest, a fizzing like a severed ion beam.
The hair stood up on his head and arms and all monitors flickered as an ion beam struck within forty meters of Night Caller's position.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the hazy line of an ion beam appear on the master tactical display and sweep across the cloud.
The young Kanizar shot my warrior through a door crack no wider than the ion beam.
However, because the onboard equipment to produce the ion beam is bulky, these are low-thrust devices providing accelerations of a few micro-gees.
Years ago, an ion beam fired by an Institute soldier had vaporized a superconductor battery beside him, and the superenergized molecules had penetrated his armor force field.
Every few seconds, a line came back the other wayan ion beam as accurate as if Aster's Hope were stationary.
There was a little optical microscope you could use to watch the ion beam cutting its little crater into the surface of the sample, like a kid with a magnifying glass scorching his initials on the barn door.
He did not want to stand next to the keyboard while Vince demonstrated his power by redirecting the ion beam around the factory.