Particle tracks What is the direction of the uniform magnetic field? electron e
Particle tracks
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What is the direction of the uniform magnetic field?
electron e
– positron e
+ electron e
–
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Cosmic Ray Example
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Protons with energy 1 MeV move
⊥ of 0.5 gauss or 5 frequency of orbit.
× 10
-5 earth B field
T. Find radius &
K
= 1
2
mv
2
⇒
v
=
2
K m
K
m
=
=
( )(
−
27 kg
−
19
)
=1.6 10
−
13
J
R
=
mv eB
=
2
mK eB
R =
2900 m
f
=
1
T
=
2
π
v
R
=
2
π
(
v
)
=
eB
2
π
m f
=
760Hz
Frequency is independent of v!
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Helical Motion in B Field
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If velocity of particle has 2 components
v v
||
Only v
⊥
v
r
⊥
(parallel to B and perp. to B)
= v sin φ contributes to circular motion
v
||
= v cos φ is unchanged
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So the particle moves in a helical path v
⊥
v
||
v
⊥ is the constant velocity along the B field is the velocity around the circle v
||
φ
v
R
=
mv
⊥
qB
B
3
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Helical Motion in Earth’s B Field
Particles moving along field lines cause Aurora Borealis and
Australis: http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/aurora/gallery_01oct03.html
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Magnetic Force on Current-Carrying Wire
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Magnitude of force sin
φ
Easy to derive from charge, number density & drift velocity of individual charge carriers
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Direction of force: RHR
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Example
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A 4 m long wire carries current of 500 A in NE direction
Magnitude of force (B = 0.5 gauss = 5
×
10
-5
T, pointing N) sin
φ
=
( )
(
−
5
)
( )( )
=
0.071N
Direction of force?
Upwards, from RHR
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Can adjust current in wire to balance against gravity
iBL
sin
φ
=
mg
Calculate mass from density, length and cross-sectional area
m
=
ρ
LA
Good exam problem!
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Magnetic Force
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A vertical wire carries a current in a vertical magnetic field. What is the direction of the force on the wire?
(a) left
(b) right
(c) no force
(d) into the page
(e) out of the page
B
I is parallel to B, so no magnetic force
I
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Torque on Current Loop
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Rectangular current loop in uniform magnetic field (lengths a & b)
Forces in left & right branches are 0
Force in top branch is into plane
Force in bottom branch is out of plane
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Equal forces give net torque!
Bottom side up, top side down (RHR)
τ
Rotates around horizontal axis
=
Fd
=
( )
Î
µ = NiA
⇒ “magnetic dipole moment”
Assuming N turns
τ = µ B, true for any shape!!
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If plane tilted angle θ to B field
τ
θ
= µ Bsin θ is angle between normal and B
b
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B
a
Plane normal is ⊥
( θ = 90 ° )
B
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b
Magnetic Force
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A rectangular current loop is in a uniform magnetic field.
What direction is the net force on the loop?
(a) + x
(b) + y
(c) no force
(d) – x
(e) – y
B
Forces cancel on opposite sides of loop
z x
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9
Magnetic Dipole Moment
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Torque Example
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A 3-turn circular loop of radius 3 cm carries 5A current in a B field of 2.5 T. Loop is tilted 30 ° to B field.
30 °
Î
µ
=
3
π
2
×
(
0.03
) 2
=
2
Î
B
Î
Rotation is always in direction to align µ with B field
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Mass Spectrometer
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Originally developed by physicists. Now an important tool in chemistry, biology, environmental studies, forensics, pharmaceutics, etc.
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Sample is vaporized, broken into fragments of molecules, which are positively ionized. Positive ions are first accelerated by a potential difference V, and then their trajectories are bent by B. Varying B
(sometimes V) allows ions of different masses to reach the detector.
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Mass Spectrometer (simplified)
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Sample is vaporized, broken into fragments of molecules, which are positively ionized. Positive ions are first accelerated by a potential difference V, and then their trajectories are bent by B. Varying B (sometimes V) allows ions of different masses to reach the detector.
Spectrometer determines mass from B
(sometimes from V)
m
=
q
(
Br
)
2
2
V
D
13
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Hall Effect: Do + or – Charges Carry Current?
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Î
+ charges moving counter-clockwise experience upward force
Upper plate at higher potential
Î
Î
– charges moving clockwise experience upward force
Upper plate at lower potential
¾
¾
Very quickly, equilibrium between electrostatic & magnetic forces is established and potential difference stops growing:
F
up
=
F
down
=
qE
induced
=
q
V
H w
V
H
= =
"Hall Voltage"
¾
This type of experiment led to the discovery (E. Hall, 1879) that current in conductors is carried by negative charges
Hall effect is used to measure moderate to moderately high B (10
-4
T
– 3 T)
It is also used to measure the speed of computer hard drive
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