How Does a Rotating Charged Particle Beam Maintain Focus?

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A rotating charged particle beam can maintain focus through the application of an external uniform electric field aligned with the beam's axis. The beam consists of particles with mass and charge, traveling parallel to the z-axis, and has a uniform charge density. Gauss' Law is utilized to derive the radial electric field within the beam, resulting in E = pr/2ε for a cylinder of radius r<R. Further calculations are needed to determine the azimuthal velocity of particles and the total force acting on them. The centripetal force required to keep particles in a circular path must be balanced with the total electric and magnetic forces.
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Particles having mass = m and charge = Q travel parallel to the z axis, forming a beam of radius = R and uniform charge density = p. To keep the beam focused, an external uniform electric field _{}Bo, parallel to the z axis is provided, and the beam is made to rotate with a constant, uniform angular velocity = w

A: Use Gauss' Law to find the radial electric field in the beam on a cylinder of radius = r<R

I figured out this one and got E = pr/2\epsilon

Sorry about the coding, I'm very new to this. Well that is supposed to be epsilon, and it should not be a power.

I could not figure out B or C though.

B: Find the azimuthal (tangential) velocity of a particle in the beam at r<R

C: Find the total (electric and magnetic) force required on a particle at r<R

D: Set force in "C" equal to the centripetal force required to keep a particle on a circular path of radius = r<R
 
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