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Penning traps

Penning traps is the plural of Penning trap.

Meaning of Penning trap

Noun

Penning trap (plural Penning traps)

  1. A device for the storage of charged particles using a homogeneous static magnetic field and a spatially inhomogeneous static electric field.
    • Penning traps can be used to store antiprotons.

Questions about Penning traps

What is Penning traps the plural of?
Penning traps is the plural of Penning trap.

Words near Penning traps in the dictionary

  1. penning
  2. Penning gauge
  3. Penning gauges
  4. penning in
  5. Penning trap
  6. Penning traps
  7. penning up
  8. penningar
  9. pennings
  10. Penningses
  11. Pennington

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