Definition of Quadrupole

1. Noun. (physics) a distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions ¹

2. Noun. (physics) a magnet with two north poles and two south poles, used to focus a beam of particles ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quadrupole

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quadrupole

quadruplexes
quadruplexing
quadruplexings
quadruplicate
quadruplicated
quadruplicates
quadruplicating
quadruplication
quadruplications
quadruplicities
quadruplicity
quadrupling
quadruplings
quadruply
quadrupolar
quadrupole (current term)
quadrupoles
quads
quadtree
quadtrees
quadword
quadwords
quae erant demonstranda
quae pro quibus
quaere
quaered
quaereing
quaeres
quaeritate
quaeritated

Literary usage of Quadrupole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"quadrupole splitting и. differential chemical shift for HFe(OH5)Y and its salts. ordination sphere of the iron. This would result in a decrease in the ..."

2. Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators: Workshop by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (2005)
"Beam losses for a quadrupole failure and for a doublet failure, and possible solutions to recover the beam * Emittance exchange in planes to coupling ..."

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