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A small particle has specific charge . It is released from rest at the origin in a region with a uniform magnetic field along and a uniform electric field along . Gravity acts along with and cannot be neglected. The maximum distance of the particle from the -plane, in millimetres, is
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Net constant force per unit mass along : (along ). The magnetic field gives the cyclotron frequency . A particle released from rest in a uniform magnetic field with a constant perpendicular force moves on a cycloid: it drifts with speed along (direction sense) and its excursion along the force direction is . The maximum of is . A numerical integration of the equations of motion gives the same peak. Using instead of (forgetting gravity) would give mm.
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