Motion in the Presence of Magnetic Field

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Aurora Boreails

Interaction of the terrestrial magnetic field with particles from the solar wind sets up the conditions for the aurora phenomena near the poles.

The Aurora is an incredible light show caused by collisions between electrically charged particles released from the sun that enter the earths atmosphere and collide with gases such as oxygen and nitrogen. The lights are seen around the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres.

Auroras that occur in the northern hemisphere are called Aurora Borealis or northern lights and auroras that occur in the southern hempishere are called Aurora Australis or southern lights.


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Motion of a particle in a magnetic field

The particle will describe a circle if and are perpendicular to each other .If velocity has a component along , this component remains unchanged as the motion along the magnetic field will not be affected by the magnetic field. The motion in a plane perpendicular to is as before a circular one, thereby producing a helical motion

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Energy of a charged particle moving in a magnetic field

Calculate the energy in keV of an electron (mass and charge ) moving at a speed of in a magnetic field of perpendicular to it

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