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Octupole vs Octupolarity - What's the difference?

octupole | octupolarity |

In physics terms the difference between octupole and octupolarity

is that octupole is anything having eight poles or electrodes, but especially a combination of two quadrupoles used for controlling beams of charged particles while octupolarity is the condition of being an octupole.

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

    octupolarity

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (physics) The condition of being an octupole