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In a cyclotron, which field is required for the charged particle to move in a circle?


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Cyclotron

  1. A circular particle accelerator is known as a cyclotron.
  2. A charged particle is driven along a spiral route by a static magnetic field and an alternating electric field in a cyclotron.
  3. In a cyclotron, the charged particle is injected so that its velocity is perpendicular to the static magnetic field.
  4. The particle rotates due to the magnetic field, and the particle accelerates after each turn due to the electric field.
  5. A high-frequency alternating voltage creates the electric field.
  6. The alternating voltage frequency is matched to the cyclotron frequency for the charged particle and is kept constant in most cases.
  7. The interaction of a charged particle with electric and magnetic fields is the basis of the cyclotron hypothesis.
  8. The magnetic force exerted by a uniform magnetic field B on a particle of charge q traveling at velocity v is given by, F=qv×B

Hence, in a cyclotron, due to both electric and magnetic fields, the charged particle moves in a circle.


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