different between cyclotron vs microtron

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cyclo- +? -tron

cyclotron (plural cyclotrons)

An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic field and alternating electric fields.

micro- +? -tron

microtron (plural microtrons)

A kind of particle accelerator similar to the cyclotron, but in which the accelerating field is not applied through large D-shaped electrodes but through a linear accelerator structure.

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