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Cyclotron Motion in Plasma
Plasma Physics
EM
Magnetic Field
B field strength
1.0
T
E field (drift)
0.0
Pitch angle
0°
Particles
+ Electron
+ Proton
+ Alpha
Clear
Live Parameters
ω_c (electron)
—
ω_c (proton)
—
r_L (electron)
—
E×B drift
—
Particles
0
Physics
Lorentz: F = q(E + v×B)
Cyclotron frequency:
ω_c = |q|B/m
Larmor radius:
r_L = mv_⊥/(|q|B)
E×B drift (⊥ both):
v_d = E×B/B² (charge-independent!)
Gyration: electrons ↺, ions ↻