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A positron with kinetic energy 2.5 keV is projected into a uniform magnetic field Bvec of magnitude 0.90 T, with its velocity vector making an angle of 89° with Bvec. Find the following values for the positron's helical path.
(a) the period
____s
(b) the pitch
____m
(c) the radius
_____m
mass of the positron is m=9.1 x 10-31 kg
charge is q=1.6 x 10-19C
strength of the magnetic field is B=0.9T
kinetic energy is K=2.50keV=2.5 x 103 x 1.6 x 10-19J
0.5mv2=4 x 10-16 J
0.5 x 9.1 x 10-31 x v2 =4x 10-16
v=2.96 x 107m/s

a)the period is T=2?m/qB
=2?(9.1 x 10-31 )/1.6 x 10-19x 0.90
=39.68ns

b)pitch is p=vcos?(2?m/qB)
=2.96 x 107x cos89(39.68 x 10-9)
=20.49 x 10-3

c) radius is r=mvsin?/qB
=(9.1 x 10-31 )2.96 x 107x sin89/1.6 x 10-19x 0.9
=18.7 x 10-5 m