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PROJECT ON CYCLOTRON
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Department of Physics
Amity Indian Military College
Acknowledgement
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"There are times when silence speaks so
much more loudly than words of praise to
only as good as belittle a person, whose
words do not express, but only put a veneer
over true feelings, which are of gratitude at
this point of time."
Definition of Cyclotron
A circular particle accelerator in which
charged subatomic particles generated at a
central source are accelerated spirally
outward in a plane perpendicular to a fixed
magnetic field by an alternating electric field.
A cyclotron is capable of generating particle
energies between a few million and several
tens of millions of electron volts.
PRINCIPLE OF CYCLOTRON :
It is based on the principle that a positive ion
can acquire sufficiently large energy with a
comparatively smaller alternating potential
difference by making them to cross the same
electric field time and again by making use of
a strong magnetic field.
Cyclotron radiation
Cyclotron radiation is electromagnetic
radiation emitted by moving charge d
particles deflected by a magnetic field. The
Lorentz force on the particles acts
perpendicular to both the magnetic field lines
and the particles' motion through them,
creating an acceleration of charged particles.
FUNCTIONS:
Cyclotrons have a single electrical driver,
which saves both money and power, since
more expense may be allocated to increasing
efficiency.
Cyclotrons produce a continuous stream of
particles at the target, so the average power
is relatively high.
The compactness of the device reduces other
costs, such as its foundations, radiation
shielding, and the enclosing building.
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