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Meaning of quadrupole

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

quadrupole

noun

Definitions

  1. A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions.

  2. A magnet with two north poles and two south poles, used to focus a beam of particles.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quadrupole

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