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Penning trap

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A device for the storage of charged particles using a homogeneous static magnetic field and a spatially inhomogeneous static electric field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Penning traps can be used to store antiprotons.

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History

Etymology

Named after Frans Michel Penning (1894–1953), Dutch physicist.