Penning trap
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after Frans Michel Penning (1894–1953), Dutch physicist.
Noun[edit]
Penning trap (plural Penning traps)
- A device for the storage of charged particles using a homogeneous static magnetic field and a spatially inhomogeneous static electric field.
- Penning traps can be used to store antiprotons.