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cyclotron
(redirected from Ion cyclotron resonance)

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cyclotron
[sī′klətron]
Etymology: Gk, kyklos + electron, amber
a device used to accelerate charged particles or ions. The particles bombard targets where they create radioactive species, which can be used as radiopharmaceuticals or to make neutrons for radiotherapy.

cyclotron (sī´klträn),
n a device for accelerating charged particles to high energies by means of an alternating electrical field between electrodes placed in a constant magnetic field.

cyclotron
Radiation therapy A device used to accelerate charged particles–eg, protons to higher energy levels, in which a magnetic field causes the particles to orbit, which are accelerated by an oscillating electric field. Cf Radiotherapy.


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A number of new capabilities were added to JET during the shutdown, including an ITER-like Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating (ICRH) system antenna.
This second edition contains new material on the new 2D NMR techniques TOCSY, HMQC, and HMBC, and new treatment of the Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance MS.
Next the analyzer, of which there are also several to choose from, including: Quadrapole, Sector (Magnetic and/or Electrostatic), Time-of-Flight (TOF) and Ion Cyclotron Resonance (ICR), separates the ions of different masses.
 
 
 
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