Ah, I think I see the error with my calculation.
I am now using X = Cos(alpha)*(Velocity*1e-9)
That is, if velocity is distance per second, and I require distance per nanosecond, hence(Velocity*1e-9). This delivers x and y values that describe a circle with the correct radius!
Thanks!
Thanks for your reply. You describe angular position, but I require cartesian coordinates in order to simulate this:
I calculate alpha = 2pi*(t/T), using t = 1e-9 (1 nanosecond), and T (Period of one revolution) = 131.19e-9 seconds
This gives me an alpha of 0.0478 (is that in Radians?)...
Homework Statement
I am having trouble with a basic deflection problem - a single proton traveling through a magnetic field:
v = Velocity of the proton = 6 000 000 meters per second (1/50th the speed of light, so no relativistic effects)
B = magnetic field strength = 0.5 Tesla...