What are the limitations of a cyclotron?

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Answer 1

i) Maintaining a uniform magnetic field over a large area of the Ds is difficult
ii) At high velocities, relativistic variation of mass of the particle upsets the resonance condition.
iii) At high frequencies, relativistic variation of mass of the electron is appreciable and hence electrons cannot be accelerated by cyclotron.

Answer 2

i) Maintaining a uniform magnetic field over a large area of the Ds is difficult
ii) At high velocities, relativistic variation of mass of the particle upsets the resonance condition.
iii) At high frequencies, relativistic variation of mass of the electron is appreciable and hence electrons cannot be accelerated by cyclotron.

What are the limitations of a cyclotron?

Why is a cyclotron not used to accelerate low weight charged particles?

In a cyclotron, a charged particle

The ion cannot move with a speed beyond a certain limit in a cyclotron.

As velocity increases time taken by ion increases.

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Motion in the Presence of Electric and Magnetic Field

Cyclotron