Cyclotron motion

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In physics, cyclotron motion, also known as gyromotion, refers to the circular motion exhibited by charged particles in a uniform magnetic field. The circular trajectory of a particle in cyclotron motion is characterized by an angular frequency referred to as the cyclotron frequency or gyrofrequency and a radius referred to as the cyclotron radius, gyroradius, or Larmor radius. For a particle with charge q {\displaystyle q} and mass m {\displaystyle m} initially moving with speed v ⊥ {\displaystyle v_{\perp }} perpendicular to the direction of a uniform magnetic field B {\displaystyle B} , the cyclotron radius is: r c =...

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