undulator
noun
un·du·la·tor
-ātə-
plural -s
1
: one that undulates
a lovely blonde lady undulator—
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: a device consisting of a series of magnetic dipoles of alternating polarity into which a stream of particles (such as electrons) moving at relativistic velocity is injected to produce intense essentially monochromatic coherent synchrotron radiation at a very few wavelengths
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“Undulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undulator. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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