How do you measure momentum of a particle?

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For that matter how do you detect the position of particle. Note that I am aware of HUD and therefore am asking you measure them sepretly.
 
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You run it through a uniform B field. The orbit of a charged particle in a uniform B field is a circle of radius rC = γmv/qB. This is called the cyclotron radius. Since p = γmv, you have determined p = qB rC.
 
For position, you could use a bubble chamber (when you want position of a charged particle)
 
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