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Episode 517: Preparation for Accelerators and Detectors Topic
This topic, from the Institute of Physics, on particle acceleration and detection is useful as it illustrates many aspects of physics which students are likely to have studied. Students apply their knowledge of the motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields to particle accelerators and detectors. The topic is arranged in two learning episodes that typically take one or two lessons.
These are:
Episode 518: Particle accelerators
Episode 519: Particle detectors
Students should know about forces on charges in electric and magnetic fields, and their effects on motion. In particular, they should know about how circular motion arises when a charged particle moves in a uniform magnetic field. They should be familiar with the basic conservation laws (charge, energy, momentum). An alternative approach would be to combine a study of accelerators and detectors with a study of electric and magnetic fields.
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