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In a betatron of diameter 72 in operating at 50 c/* the maximum magnetic field is 1.2 Wb/m2. Calculate

(a) the number of revolutions made each quarter cycle

(b) the maximum energy of the electrons

(c) the average energy gained per revolution

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(a) If N is the number of revolutions then

(2πRN)(4f) = c

The factor 4 arises due to the fact that the duty cycle is over a quarter of a **.

N = c/8π Rf = 3 × 108/8π × 0.9 × 50 = 2.65 × 105

(b) Radius, R = 0.9 m

Tmax = BRec = 1.2 × 0.9 × 1.6 × 10−19 × 3 × 108

= 5.184 × 10−11J

= 5.184 × 10−11/1.6 × 10−13 = 324MeV

(c) The average energy gained per revolution

ΔT = Tmax/N = 324 MeV/2.65 × 105

= 122.2 × 10−5 MeV

= 1.222 keV

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