Ever since the discovery of electrons millions of scientific breakthroughs have been made. Cultivating the behavior of the atomic world is the pillar of scientific success.
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for this particular purpose, a “Synchrotron” is used. A synchrotron is a large machine (a cyclic particle accelerator), as large as the size of a football field. It is used to accelerate electrons to the speed of light. This machine produces light by using radio-frequency waves and powerful electromagnets to continuously increase the speed of the electrons.
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When the speed of the electron is increased it starts to emit radiations in different spectra of light comprising Ultraviolet light, Infrared radiations, visible light and X-ray radiations in the electromagnetic spectrum. Scientists can pick out different radiations by analysis of their individual wavelengths for experimenting with their samples.
Applications of Synchrotrons:
Synchrotrons play a vital role in many scientific fields and development in countless researchers, including medical researchers, mineral exploration, environmental sciences, engineering, biosciences and even agriculture.