cockcroft-walton accelerator meaning and definition

COCKCROFT-WALTON ACCELERATOR noun

Definition of Cockcroft-Walton accelerator (noun)

1. a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube
   • synonyms: Cockcroft and Walton accelerator, Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier, Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier