"Penning trap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Penning traps [plural]
Etymology: Named after Frans Michel Penning (1894–1953), Dutch physicist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Penning trap (plural Penning traps)
  1. A device for the storage of charged particles using a homogeneous static magnetic field and a spatially inhomogeneous static electric field. Wikipedia link: Frans Michel Penning, Penning trap

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