What is the strength of the magnetic field in T needed to hold antiprotons, moving at 1.8 × 107 m/s, in a circular path 1.95 m in radius? Antiprotons have the same mass as protons but the opposite (negative) charge.

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Problem 55P: The magnetic field in a cyclotron is 1.25 T, and the maximum orbital radius of the circulating...
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Viewers of Star Trek hear of an antimatter drive on the Starship Enterprise. One possibility for such a futuristic energy source is to store antimatter-charged particles in a vacuum chamber, circulating in a magnetic field, and then extracting them as needed. Antimatter annihilates with normal matter, producing pure energy.
 
 
 
   What is the strength of the magnetic field in T needed to hold antiprotons, moving at 1.8 × 107 m/s, in a circular path 1.95 m in radius? Antiprotons have the same mass as protons but the opposite (negative) charge. 
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