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electron positron storage ring, electron-positron storage ring
1. A vacuum chamber which is encased with bending and focusing magnets, in which counter-rotating beams of electrons and positrons are stored for several hours and then forced to collide with each other.
2. An annular vacuum chamber, enclosed by bending and focusing magnets, in which counter-rotating beams of electrons and positrons are stored for several hours and can be made to collide with each other.
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