Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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Author: David Halliday
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Chapter 26, Problem 81P
A beam of 16 MeV deuterons from a cyclotron strikes a copper block. The beam is equivalent to current of 15 μA. (a) At what rate do deuterons strike the block? (b) At what rate is thermal energy produced in the block?
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