surfatron
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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
[edit]surfatron (plural surfatrons)
- An electron accelerator that works on the principle of plasma acceleration.
- 1999, M. Moisa, J. Hubert, J. Margot, Z. Zakrzewski, “The Development and Use of Surface-Wave Sustained Discharges for Applications”, in H Schlüter, A. Shivarova, editors, Advanced Technologies Based on Wave and Beam Generated Plasmas, 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.