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Motion of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields

Problem 3.399

Since the period of revolution of electrons in a uniform magnetic field rapidly increases with the growth of energy, a cyclotron is unsuitable for their acceleration. This drawback is rectified in a microtron (Fig. 3.105 ) in which a change ΔT\Delta T in the period of revolution of an electron is made multiple with the period of accelerating field T0.T_{0} . How many times has an electron to cross the accelerating gap of a microtron to acquire an energy W=W= =4.6MeV=4.6 \mathrm{MeV} if ΔT=T0\Delta T=T_{0}, the magnetic induction is equal to B=107mT,B=107 \mathrm{mT}, and the frequency of accelerating field to v=3000MHz?v=3000 \mathrm{MHz?}

Reveal Answer
n=2πvW/eBc2=9n=2 \pi v W / e B c^{2}=9