noun
synchrotron
A type of cyclic particle accelerator used in physics research.
シンクロトロンは高エネルギー物理学の実験に使われる。
Synchrotrons are used in high-energy physics experiments.
A cyclotron is an earlier type of circular accelerator; a synchrotron uses a varying magnetic field to keep particles in sync.
Loanword from English 'synchrotron'.