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3.7 Charged Particles in Fields

Irodov Problems 3.372 to 3.407.

  • 36problems
  • 66figures
  • Difficulty2.7avgDifficulty: 0 rated 1, 15 rated 2, 16 rated 3, 5 rated 4, 0 rated 5; mean 2.7.
  • Uniqueness3.1avgUniqueness: 0 rated 1, 10 rated 2, 13 rated 3, 12 rated 4, 1 rated 5; mean 3.1.
No.TitleDifficultyUniquenessMethods
3.372A Ramp Voltage Launches an ElectronDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5newton second law · calculus of motion · charged particle motion
3.373Deflection by a Growing FieldDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5charged particle motion · newton second law · energy conservation · vector decomposition
3.374Turning Back in a Sloping FieldDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5work energy · charged particle motion · differential equation
3.375When Kinetic Energy Equals Rest EnergyDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5relativistic dynamics · charged particle motion · impulse
3.376Acceleration Falls as Gamma CubedDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5relativistic dynamics · charged particle motion · newton second law
3.377Sideways Push Slows the Forward SpeedDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5relativistic dynamics · charged particle motion · vector decomposition · energy conservation
3.378Bending Through a Magnetic SlabDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5lorentz force · charged particle motion · circular motion
3.379Same Orbit, Proton and ElectronDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5lorentz force · charged particle motion · relativistic dynamics · circular motion
3.380Momentum Read from the OrbitDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5lorentz force · relativistic dynamics · charged particle motion · circular motion
3.381When the Cyclotron Clock Starts SlowingDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5relativistic dynamics · charged particle motion · lorentz force
3.382Pitch from the Speed-Blind PeriodDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5charged particle motion · lorentz force · energy conservation · vector decomposition
3.383Two Focusing Fields Weigh the ChargeDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5charged particle motion · lorentz force · energy conservation · vector decomposition
3.384A Chord Measures the Landing SpotDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5charged particle motion · lorentz force · vector decomposition · circular motion
3.385The Wire Field Pulls the Electron BackDifficulty 4 of 5Uniqueness 5 of 5lorentz force · charged particle motion · ampere law · differential equation
3.386Energy Filter Then Momentum FilterDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5charged particle motion · gauss law · lorentz force · circular motion
3.387The Magnetic Clock Times a FallDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5lorentz force · charged particle motion · vector decomposition · circular motion
3.388One Parabola for Every SpeedDifficulty 4 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5charged particle motion · lorentz force · vector decomposition · approximation expansion
3.389A Velocity Selector Sets the PushDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5lorentz force · momentum flux · charged particle motion
3.390Only the Cross-Field Speed Is FixedDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5lorentz force · charged particle motion · vector decomposition
3.391A Straight Beam Fixes the SpeedDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5lorentz force · charged particle motion · projectile
3.392The Cycloid of Crossed FieldsDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5lorentz force · charged particle motion · differential equation · frames of reference
3.393The Filament Field Turns Electrons BackDifficulty 4 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5ampere law · lorentz force · charged particle motion · energy conservation
3.394Angular Momentum Sets the Cutoff FieldDifficulty 4 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5angular momentum · lorentz force · charged particle motion · energy conservation
3.395A Resonant Push Unwinds a SpiralDifficulty 4 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5lorentz force · charged particle motion · differential equation · approximation expansion
3.396Orbit Spacing Sets the Dee VoltageDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5charged particle motion · circular motion · energy conservation · approximation expansion
3.397Field and Radius Cap the EnergyDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5charged particle motion · circular motion · lorentz force
3.398Counting the Turns of a CyclotronDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5charged particle motion · energy conservation · approximation expansion · circular motion
3.399One Rest Energy per Gap CrossingDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5charged particle motion · relativistic dynamics · circular motion
3.400Detuning the Drive to Keep StepDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5charged particle motion · relativistic dynamics · differential equation
3.401The Orbit That Threads the AxisDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5faraday law · charged particle motion · impulse · lorentz force
3.402Millions of Turns at Five VoltsDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5faraday law · charged particle motion · work energy
3.403The Betatron's One-Half RuleDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5faraday law · lorentz force · relativistic dynamics · charged particle motion
3.404Where Field Equals Half Its MeanDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5charged particle motion · faraday law · symmetry
3.405Eddy Field Extremal on the OrbitDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5faraday law · optimization · symmetry
3.406A Hundred Volts per TurnDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5faraday law · charged particle motion · work energy
3.407Path Length Is Energy over ForceDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5relativistic dynamics · charged particle motion · work energy · faraday law