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Name |
Circular Orbit
(charged particles), cyclotron frequency |
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Equation |
ω
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B
e
m
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Definition of terms |
ω = cyclotron frequency, B = magnetic field, e = charge of particle, m = mass of particle |
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Comments |
For a charged particle in a magnetic field, the force is equal to Bev . By centripetal force arguments, this must be equal to mv2/r or mω2r. By cancelling terms, the equation above, which gives the angular frequency of a particle in a circular orbit, is obtained. |
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References
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Electricity and Magnetism , B I Bleaney, B Bleaney, OUP, 2nd edition, 1965 |
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