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pelletron

UK/ˈpɛl.ɪˌtɹɒn/US/ˈpɛl.ɪˌtɹɑn/

pelletron is the alternative form of Pelletron.

Noun capitalized: Pelletron

Pelletron (plural Pelletrons)

  1. A type of electrostatic particle accelerator that builds a charge of high voltage using a charging chain of short conductive tubes called pellets connected by links made of insulating material, as opposed to using a belt or rectifier stack.
    • An extremely important advantage of using a Pelletron driven FEL as a power source is its ability to synchronize the radiation of all the cavities by operating all the FEL's in a single cavity.1987, Eric R. Lindstrom, Louise S. Taylor, Proceedings of the 1987 IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference
    • The Pelletron was manufactured by the National Electrostatics Corporation (NEC) and placed into routine operation in 1982.1990, P. Marin, EPAC 90: 2nd European Particle Accelerator Conference, →ISBN

Forms of pelletron

pluralpelletrons
pluralPelletrons

Origin of pelletron

Registered trademark of the National Electrostatics Corporation (and later the Pelletron Corporation), from pellet + -tron, for the pellets in the charging chain.

Questions about pelletron

What does pelletron mean?
Pelletron means a type of electrostatic particle accelerator that builds a charge of high voltage using a charging chain of short conductive tubes called pellets connected by links made of insulating material, as opposed to using a belt or rectifier stack.
What is pelletron the alternative form of?
Pelletron is the alternative form of Pelletron.
What part of speech is pelletron?
Pelletron is a noun.
How do you pronounce pelletron?
Pelletron is pronounced /ˈpɛl.ɪˌtɹɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of pelletron?
The plural of pelletron is pelletrons.

Words near pelletron in the dictionary

  1. pelletizers
  2. pelletizes
  3. pelletizing
  4. pelletless
  5. pelletlike
  6. pelletron
  7. pelletrons
  8. pellets
  9. Pellett
  10. pellettable
  11. pelletted

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