Hexadecapole is a related term of octupole.
In physics|lang=en terms the difference between hexadecapole and octupole
is that hexadecapole is (physics) anything having sixteen poles or electrodes, or a combination of four quadrupoles while octupole is (physics) anything having eight poles or electrodes, but especially a combination of two quadrupoles used for controlling beams of charged particles.
As nouns the difference between hexadecapole and octupole
is that hexadecapole is (physics) anything having sixteen poles or electrodes, or a combination of four quadrupoles while octupole is (physics) anything having eight poles or electrodes, but especially a combination of two quadrupoles used for controlling beams of charged particles.
hexadecapole
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(physics) Anything having sixteen poles or electrodes, or a combination of four quadrupoles
Related terms
*dipole
*hexapole
*multipole
*octupole
*quadrupole octupole
English
Alternative forms
*octopole
Noun
(
en noun)
(physics) Anything having eight poles or electrodes, but especially a combination of two quadrupoles used for controlling beams of charged particles
Related terms
*dipole
*hexadecapole
*hexapole
*multipole
*quadrupole
