Recent content by Todd Masssure

Thanks RPinPA, Vanandium 50, and ZapperZ, @ZapperZ, The drawing is something I drew up. I'm toying with the idea of building a small cyclotron using rare Earth magnets, so I would be using two hollow Dees that would be alternately charged to produce the acceleration. I was curious if the...

Thanks for the reply. I drew a simple diagram (attached) for clarity. I'm showing two cavities instead of two plates per my previous question. I assume the acceleration of the particle would be determined the same way, and by the same equation you provided, but one would have to determine the...

Hello, I haven't been able to find the answer to this anywhere. When calculating the energy gained by a particle that is accelerated across the gap of two cavities (e.g. Dees in a cyclotron, or charged cylindrical cavities of a linear accelerator), does one need to take into account the size of...

Hi everyone, I'm excited to find this forum. I work in architecture, but in my personal life I'm very interested in physics and engineering--specifically particle physics, waves, fields (elect./magnetic/gravity), and nuclear fusion. I have been involved at times on the amateur fusion...