zevatron

Meaning

Noun

  • A hypothetical source of extreme-energy cosmic rays (EECR), capable of accelerating particles to 1 ZeV (zetta-electronvolt).

Origin

  • ZeV + -a-, modelled on earlier bevatron etc.

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