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Minimal voltage in linear accelerators to achieve relativity?
Could anyone tell me what is the minimal voltage between anode and cathode in a linear accelerators to achieve speeds where relativity starts to show?
Let me ask in a different way: "What is the ...
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Velocity of electron in electrostatic field. Does radiation matter?
There's a voltage difference of 1000 Volts between two points 2 meters apart. An electron starts at the point of lower potential and is left to travel alone in a straight line until it reaches the ...
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Relativistic centripetal force
The thought randomly occurred to me that a circular particle accelerator would have to exert a lot of force in order to maintain the curvature of the trajectory. Many accelerators move particles at ...
