equilibrium orbit
equilibrium orbit
[‚ē·kwə′lib·rē·əm ‚ȯr·bət] (nucleonics)
A path, such as a circular path in a synchrotron, or a point moving through space, such as in a linear accelerator, about which the particles in a particle accelerator oscillate, experiencing an effective restoring force toward the path or point. Also known as stable orbit.
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