English noun: Cockcroft-Walton accelerator | |||
1. | Cockcroft-Walton accelerator (artifact) a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube | ||
Synonyms | Cockcroft and Walton accelerator, Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier, Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accelerator, atom smasher, particle accelerator | ||