particle accelerator

noun

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Neutron stars also have some of the strongest magnetic fields known in the universe — up to 10 trillion times the power of a refrigerator magnet, and enough turn gamma rays into electrons and positrons in a way manmade particle accelerators cannot hope to do, NASA explained. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026 In 1995, a particle dubbed the top quark turned up at the Tevatron, a particle accelerator at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), in Illinois. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026 Particle accelerator uncovers ancient manuscript The particle accelerator the team used is called the synchotron. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026 There have been many experiments at the LHC and other particle accelerators that have attempted to see this effect in action. Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for particle accelerator

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1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of particle accelerator was in 1945

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“Particle accelerator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/particle%20accelerator. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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