Question:

The cyclotron frequency of an electron grating in a magnetic field of $1 \,T$ is approximately

Updated On: Jun 18, 2022
  • 28 MHZ
  • 280 MHZ
  • 2.8 GHZ
  • 28 GHZ
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Solution and Explanation

For a cyclotron, frequency is given by,
$v=\frac{ Be }{2 \pi m _{ e }}=\frac{1 \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19}}{2 \pi \times 9.1 \times 10^{-31}}$
$=28 \times 10^{9} \,Hz =28\, GHz$
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