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Motion of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields

Problem 3.404

Using the betatron condition, find the radius of a round orbit of an electron if the magnetic induction is known as a function of distance \(r\) from the axis of the field. Examine this problem for the specific case \(B=B_{0}-a r^{2},\) where \(B_{0}\) and \(a\) are positive constants.

Reveal Answer
r0=2B0/3ar_{0}=\sqrt{2 B_{0} / 3 a}