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Homework Statement
If a proton with a kinetic energy of 6 MeV is traveling in a particle accelerator in a circular orbit of radius 0.75m, what fraction of its energy does it radiate per second?
m = 1.67 * 10^-27
epsilon_0 = 8.854 * 10^-12
c = 3 * 10^8
Homework Equations
dE/dt = (q^2 a^2) / (6*π*Epsilon_0 *c^3)
The Attempt at a Solution
E_kin = 6*1.6*10^-19*10^6 J
calculation of velocity by means of E_kin = 0.5 * m * v^2
v = 0.3397*10^8 ms^-1
v = distance/time
a = derivative of v = -d/v^2
using the equation (Larmor formula) above I calculated 6.55*10^-39 J/s that are radiated.
What bugs me, is that I didn't use the given radius and I pretty sure I'm supposed to use it but I don't know how
I'd really appreciate your help!