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Penning trap

English

Noun

Penning trap ‎(plural Penning traps)

  1. A device for the storage of charged particles using a homogeneous static magnetic field and a spatially inhomogeneous static electric field.
    Penning traps can be used to store antiprotons.

Etymology

Named after Frans Michel Penning (1894–1953), Dutch physicist.

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