It is similar to a mass spectrometer, but an alternating voltage is applied across the gap between the two large dipole magnets, which are D-shaped.
In this device, the namesake angular frequency is independent of the particle energy, and is given by the charge times the magnetic field strength over the mass. It is similar to a mass spectrometer, but an alternating voltage is applied across the gap between the two large dipole magnets, which are D-shaped. FTP name this first type of particle accelerator, developed by Ernest O. Lawrence and later improved to make the synchrotron.
In this device, the namesake angular frequency is independent of the particle energy, and is given by the charge times the magnetic field strength over the mass.
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