Electron Orbit in Magnetic Field
Interactive simulation demonstrating cyclotron motion of charged particles
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Physics Information
Frequency of revolution (ν): 18.2 MHz
The frequency is calculated using: ν = eB/(2πm)
Key observation: The cyclotron frequency depends only on the magnetic field strength (B) and the charge-to-mass ratio (e/m) of the particle. It is independent of the particle's velocity or the radius of its orbit.
This principle is fundamental to the operation of cyclotrons and other particle accelerators.
