surfatron
English
Etymology
surf + -tron, from the observation that the device causes an electron to ride wavecrests of electric field to pick up speed as a surfer rides ocean wavecrests.
Noun
surfatron (plural surfatrons)
- An electron accelerator that works on the principle of plasma acceleration.
- 1999, M. Moisa, J. Hubert, J. Margot and Z. Zakrzewski, The Development and Use of Surface-Wave Sustained Discharges for Applications, in Advanced Technologies Based on Wave and Beam Generated Plasmas (H Schlüter, A. Shivarova eds.), page 51
- The discharge is obtained with a surfatron at 915 MHz in a fused silica or alumina tube at a maximum power of 700 W.
- 1999, M. Moisa, J. Hubert, J. Margot and Z. Zakrzewski, The Development and Use of Surface-Wave Sustained Discharges for Applications, in Advanced Technologies Based on Wave and Beam Generated Plasmas (H Schlüter, A. Shivarova eds.), page 51