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Cyclotron Frequency

A cyclotron is a type of particle accelerator in which charged particles accelerate outward from the center along a spiral path. The particles are held to a spiral trajectory by a static magnetic field and accelerated by a rapidly varying electric field.

The cyclotron frequency is proportional to the magnetic induction times the electric charge of the particle divided by the particle mass.

Formula

QuantityVariable["ν", "Frequency"] == (QuantityVariable["B", "MagneticInduction"]*QuantityVariable["q", "ElectricCharge"])/(2*Pi*QuantityVariable["m", "Mass"])

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Get the resource:

In[1]:=
ResourceObject["Cyclotron Frequency"]
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Get the formula:

In[2]:=
FormulaData[ResourceObject["Cyclotron Frequency"]]
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Use some values:

In[3]:=
FormulaData[
 ResourceObject[
  "Cyclotron Frequency"], {QuantityVariable[
   "B","MagneticInduction"] -> Quantity[1.4`, "Teslas"]}]
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