1. plural of bevatron; particle accelerators that accelerate protons to energies in the billion electron volt range
Usage: physics; technical

Examples

• The laboratory operated several bevatrons for high-energy physics research.
• Scientists used bevatrons to study subatomic particles in the 1950s.
• The bevatrons at Berkeley were among the most powerful accelerators of their time.
• Researchers discovered new particles using these massive bevatrons.
• The construction of bevatrons required enormous amounts of concrete and steel.
• Modern particle accelerators have largely replaced the older bevatrons.