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fog37
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Hello,
When a charged particle is inside a magnetic bottle at the right speed, the particle bounces back and forth and is confined inside the magnetic field.
The magnetic force does not work on the particle hence the particle's kinetic energy remains constant.
That means that the particle may change direction at the end of the bottles but will never stop (zero KE), correct? What happens is that the longitudinal speed goes to zero but not the transverse speed keeping KE constant. Essentially, the particle does not stop but simply turns out without stopping...
Is that correct?
Thanks!
When a charged particle is inside a magnetic bottle at the right speed, the particle bounces back and forth and is confined inside the magnetic field.
The magnetic force does not work on the particle hence the particle's kinetic energy remains constant.
That means that the particle may change direction at the end of the bottles but will never stop (zero KE), correct? What happens is that the longitudinal speed goes to zero but not the transverse speed keeping KE constant. Essentially, the particle does not stop but simply turns out without stopping...
Is that correct?
Thanks!