Forces on Charged Particles
Knowledge you need to have:
Knowledge that charged particles experience a force in an electric field.
Knowledge that electric fields exist around charged particles and between charged parallel plates.
Knowledge that a moving charge produces a magnetic field.
Knowledge of the basic operation of particle accelerators in terms of acceleration by electric fields, deflection by magnetic fields and high-energy collisions of charged particles to produce other particles.
Definition of voltage (potential difference) in terms of work done and charge.
Skills you need to develop:
Sketch electric field patterns for single-point charges, systems of two-point charges and between two charged parallel plates (ignore end effects).
Determination of the direction of movement of charged particles in an electric field.
Determination of the direction of the force on a charged particle moving in a magnetic field for negative and positive charges.
Use of appropriate relationships to solve problems involving the charge, mass, speed, and energy of a charged particle in an electric field and the potential difference through which it moves.
