Radius & Angular Speed of Proton in Cyclotron

  • Thread starter Thread starter pat666
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Cyclotron Radius
Click For Summary
The discussion focuses on calculating the radius and angular speed of protons in a cyclotron accelerating them to 5.4 MeV, with a magnetic field of 3.5 T. For a kinetic energy of 2.7 MeV, the calculated radius of the proton's orbit is approximately 0.068 m, and the angular speed is about 3.353 x 10^8 rad/s. The user expresses uncertainty about their calculations and seeks validation of their results. Another participant suggests using the formula w = v/R for angular speed. Overall, the discussion emphasizes the importance of verifying calculations in physics problems related to cyclotrons.
pat666
Messages
703
Reaction score
0

Homework Statement


A cyclotron is to accelerate protons to an energy of 5.4 MeV. The superconducting electromagnet of the cyclotron produces a magnetic field of 3.5 T, perpendicular to the proton’s orbits.
a) When the protons have achieved a kinetic energy of 2.7 MeV, what is the radius of their circular orbit and what is their angular speed?
b) Repeat part a) when the protons have achieved their final kinetic energy of 5.4 MeV.

Homework Equations


R=mv/qB
fc=qB/(2pi*m)

The Attempt at a Solution


google calc
2.7 megaelectron volts = 4.32587645 × 10-13 joules
mass of a proton 1.67262158 × 10-27 kilograms
elementary charge = 1.60217646 × 10-19 coulombs
K=1/2mv2 not totally sure if I can use this -cant see why not either?
v=2.2743*107
subbing all values in
R=0.068m
not sure what sort of range these are usually in so I can't tell if my answer seems right or not?

found fc to be 5.33588*107Hz so w=3.353*108rad/s

I really just need to know if these values seem right and someone to check my procedure(and answers if your really nice). b is the same so i won't bother wasting time with that.
thanks for any help
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Yeah, that seems right, though I'll admit that I didn't do the numbers myself. I think you should be using w = v/R though.
 
Thread 'Correct statement about size of wire to produce larger extension'
The answer is (B) but I don't really understand why. Based on formula of Young Modulus: $$x=\frac{FL}{AE}$$ The second wire made of the same material so it means they have same Young Modulus. Larger extension means larger value of ##x## so to get larger value of ##x## we can increase ##F## and ##L## and decrease ##A## I am not sure whether there is change in ##F## for first and second wire so I will just assume ##F## does not change. It leaves (B) and (C) as possible options so why is (C)...

Similar threads

  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
2K
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
12K
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
5K
Replies
20
Views
4K
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
3K
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
5K
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
2K
Replies
3
Views
11K
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
9K
Replies
6
Views
4K