A type of circular accelerator in which the particles travel in synchronized bunches at fixed radius
A form of cyclotron in which charged particles are accelerated by an electric field that is synchronized with a magnetic field that keeps them in a circular path
Modern circular accelerator, where the particles are guided by dipole magnets, focused by quadrupole magnets, and accelerated by radio-frequency electric fields
A synchrotron is a machine that guides charged particles, such as electrons, into an orbit At the NSLS, an electron gun sends electrons whirling around inside a hollow donut-shaped tube called an "electron storage ring " Inside the storage ring is a vacuum Almost all the air and moisture has been pumped out so that the electrons will not bump into molecules and lose energy The NSLS has two storage rings: an X-Ray Ring and a VUV (Vacuum Ultra-Violet) Ring As the electrons round each bend in the ring, they are guided by powerful magnets and give off energy in the form of light This is called "synchrotron light "
Cyclic particle accelerator in which the particle is confined to its orbit by a magnetic field. The strength of the magnetic field increases as the particle's momentum increases. An alternating electric field in synchrony with the orbital frequency of the particle produces acceleration. Synchrotrons are named according to the particles they accelerate. The Tevatron, a proton synchrotron at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois, U.S., produces the highest particle energies achieved so far
Electromagnetic radiation emitted by high-energy particles when accelerated to relativistic speeds in a magnetic field. Electromagnetic radiation emitted by charged particles that are moving at speeds close to that of light when their paths are altered. It is so called because it is produced by high-speed particles in a synchrotron. Such radiation is highly polarized (see polarization) and continuous. Its intensity and frequency depend on the strength of the magnetic field that alters the path of the particles, as well as on the energy of those particles. Synchrotron radiation at radio frequencies is emitted by high-energy electrons as they spiral through magnetic fields in space, such as those around Jupiter. Synchrotron radiation is emitted by a variety of astronomical objects, from planets to supernova remnants to quasars