bevatron
(ˈbɛvətrɒn)
[f. BeV (see B III) + -tron.]
A synchrotron designed to accelerate protons to energy levels in the BeV range.
| 1947 E. O. Lawrence in Centennial of Sheffield Sci. School (1950) 24 The Bevatron..a high-energy multi-billion volt proton accelerator. 1947 Sci. News Let. 25 Oct. 259/1 A new monster atom-smashing ‘bevatron’ to attain 10 billion electron volts was also shown. |