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Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier

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cockcroft-walton voltage multiplier
noun
a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube [syn: Cockcroft and Walton accelerator]

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