THEORETICAL TRAJECTORIES OF CHARGED PARTICLES IN AN INHOMOGENEOUS MAGNETIC FIELD.
Abstract
This theoretical study of the trajectories of charged particles supplements an experimental project of molecular-ionic rearrangements using the magnetic focusing properties of a beta-ray spectrometer. The experimentally measured magnetic field was analytically represented by a twelfth-order polynomial. This field is axially symmetric, but non-homogeneous otherwise. The particular particle of concern was the hydrogen ion, H2(+). The trajectory of this particle was computed from a second-order differential equation, assuming values for the kinetic energy and initial angle of the particle, and the magnetizing current. The solution was obtained by numerical integration using a CDC 1604 digital computer. The distinctive feature of these calculations, in contrast to those used normally for a beta-ray spectrometer, is the large scattering (initial) angle, about 45 degrees. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0488512
Entities
People
- Ross Andrew Gagliano
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School