单词 | van de graaff |
释义 | van de Graaffn. Used attributively and absol. to designate a machine devised by van de Graaff for generating electrostatic charge by means of a vertical endless belt which collects charge at its lower end from needle points connected to a voltage source and carries it to similar points at the top connected to the inside of a metal dome, whose potential is thereby increased; also a particle accelerator based on this machine. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > [noun] > static electricity > instrument for generating electrophore1777 electrophorus1777 Wimshurst machine1886 van de Graaff1934 the world > matter > physics > atomic physics > particle physics > particle accelerator > [noun] > types of linac1950 storage ring1956 van de Graaff1973 1934 Rev. Sci. Instruments V. 18/1 The paper discusses the design and construction of a Van de Graaff electrostatic generator capable of an output of 500 microamperes and more than a million volts. 1961 G. R. Choppin Exper. Nucl. Chem. xii. 193 Positive ions..are obtainable in cyclotrons as well as Van de Graaff and linear accelerators. 1973 Physics Bull. Dec. 722/1 Both tandem van de Graaffs and cyclotrons currently accelerate a variety of high quality beams. 1980 J. W. Hill Intermediate Physics xviii. 172 Two metal plates about 5–7 cm apart are..connected to..earth and the dome of a Van de Graaff generator. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1934 |
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