Meaning Van de Graaff generator
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Van de Graaff generatorIs a machine which uses a moving belt to accumulate very high charges on a hollow metal globe. The potential differences achieved in modern Van de Graaff generators can be up to 5 megavolts; applications for these exist with high voltage X-ray tubes and atom splitting experiments.
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Van de Graaff generatorA machine for creating voltages up to several million volts. Electric charge is sprayed onto a rubber band, which carries it into the inside of a metal sphere, insulated from the ground, where it is p [..]
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Van de Graaff generatorMachine to generate very high direct voltages used to accelerate charged particles to high energies (up to 12 MeV). By means of a non-conductive endless strip, electrical charges are transported to an [..]
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Van de Graaff generatorA particle accelerator that transfers a charge from an electron source to an insulated sphere by means of a moving belt composed of an insulating material.
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