The first cyclotron used a 1.3 T magnetic field and had an 11 cm radius. (a) Find the maximum kinetic energy of protons accelerated by this cyclotron. Is it accurate to use nonrelativistic expressions in your calculation? (b) When the cyclotron was accelerating protons, at what frequency was it operated?

The first cyclotron used a 1.3 T magnetic field and had an 11 cm radius. (a) Find the maximum kinetic energy of protons accelerated by this cyclotron. Is it accurate to use nonrelativistic expressions in your calculation? (b) When the cyclotron was accelerating protons, at what frequency was it operated?

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Chapter11: Magnetic Forces And Fields

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Problem 55P: The magnetic field in a cyclotron is 1.25 T, and the maximum orbital radius of the circulating...

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