Cyclotron: Why Electric Field Inside Dees is Zero

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why electric field inside the dees of a cyclotron is zero
 
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Why do you expect a (significant) electric field, if the electric potential is the same everywhere around the particles?
 
The important region is the gap between the dees. This is where the charged particles are accelerated by the electric field.
 

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