Definition of Electron beam

1. Noun. A group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation.

Exact synonyms: Beam, Ray
Specialized synonyms: Cathode Ray, Particle Beam
Generic synonyms: Electromagnetic Radiation, Electromagnetic Wave, Nonparticulate Radiation
Derivative terms: Ray

Medical Definition of Electron beam

1. A stream of electrons in an electron optical system. (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Electron Beam

electromotive series
electromotor
electromotors
electromuscular
electromuscular sensibility
electromyogram
electromyograms
electromyograph
electromyographs
electromyography
electron
electron-transferring flavoprotein dehydrogenase
electron-volt
electron accelerator
electron acceptor
electron beam (current term)
electron capture
electron capture detector
electron capture detectors
electron carrier
electron cloud
electron clouds
electron configuration
electron configurations
electron cryomicroscopy
electron cyclotron discharge cleaning
electron cyclotron emission
electron cyclotron heating
electron density
electron diffraction

Literary usage of Electron beam

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program: Technology Profiles (1993)
"In the electron beam treatment process, electricity is used to generate a ... The electron beam and waste flow are adjusted to deliver the necessary dose of ..."

2. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"1786 Relativistic electron beam Accelerator (REBA) Department of Defense, ... The anode used for the electron beam mode of operation is a thin low-Z target ..."

3. Proceedings of the Sixth Meeting of the Task Force on Shielding Aspects of by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2004)
"The neutron spectra in soil regions 7-l2 are shown in Figure 7 for electron beam (top) and proton (bottom) beam. Both plots are lethargy plots of neutron ..."

4. Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators: Workshop by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (2001)
"One of our 350 MHz, 1.2 MW klystrons developed a serious deformation and damage to the electron-beam collector that resulted in operational limitations. ..."

5. Small Business Innovation Research: Program Solicitation (1993)
"RF photocathode sources (robust, with quantum efficiencies >0.1 %) operating at output electron beam energies >3 MeV and/or the required laser drive systems ..."

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