Show that a charged particle moving in the plane perpendicular to a constant magnetic field (eq. (19.29)

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Show that a charged particle moving in the plane perpendicular to a constant magnetic field (eq. (19.29)

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moves in a circle with Br = mv/q. What is the radius of the circle for an electron with energy 15 keV in a 10 Tesla magnetic field (typical of ITER)? What is the radius for a proton?

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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