electron cyclotron resonance

electron cyclotron resonance

[i¦lek‚trän ¦sī·klə‚trän ′rez·ə·nəns]
(physics)
Resonance absorption of energy from a radio-frequency or microwave-frequency electromagnetic field by electrons in a uniform magnetic field when the frequency of the electromagnetic field equals the cyclotron frequency of the electrons.
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