Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈlɪnæk/
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ˈlɪnæk
Noun
A linear particle accelerator.
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Usually such ‘linacs’ are short, low-energy machines, but they can be high energy and lengthy, as at the Stanford Linear Accelerator in California.
Noun
ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path
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