I need the working of Cyclotron - in Detail but in simple [lay man's] language?

Answer 1

The cyclotron was one of the earliest types of particle accelerators, and is still used as the first stage of some large multi-stage particle accelerators. It makes use of the magnetic force on a moving charge to bend moving charges into a semicircular path between accelerations by an applied electric field. The applied electric field accelerates electrons between the "dees" of the magnetic field region. The field is reversed at the cyclotron frequency to accelerate the electrons back across the gap.

for schematic view pl. visit:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/magnetic/cyclot.html
http://education.jlab.org/glossary/cyclotron.html
Uses of the Cyclotron:
For several decades, cyclotrons were the best source of high-energy beams for nuclear physics experiments; several cyclotrons are still in use for this type of research.

Cyclotrons can be used to treat cancer. Ion beams from cyclotrons can be used, as in proton therapy, to penetrate the body and kill tumors by radiation damage, while minimizing damage to healthy tissue along their path.

Cyclotron beams can be used to bombard other atoms to produce short-lived positron-emitting isotopes suitable for PET imaging.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclotron

Answer 2

Working Of Cyclotron

Answer 3

A cyclotron is a type of particle accelerator. Cyclotrons accelerate charged particles using a high-frequency, alternating voltage (potential difference). A perpendicular magnetic field causes the particles to go almost in a circle so that they re-encounter the accelerating voltage many times.

Answer 4

A charge particle's motion is bent by a magnetic field--eventually it will bend around on itself in a circle. Unless energy is added, though, an accelerating particle will radiate away its energy and spiral inward, so you need to kick it along to keep it going. Fortunately, the geometry of the cyclotron and the properties of the particle fix the frequency at which it travels around the circle. Therefore, you can turn the kick on and off at that frequency to get it going. There's lots more too it--look up cyclotron in wikipedia for more.

Answer 5

cyclotron - :
# An accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles
# Atom smasher, particle accelerator, accelerator - a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
bevatron - a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts
#Synchrocyclotron - cyclotron that achieves relativistic velocities by modulating the frequency of the accelerating electric field
synchrotron - cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency

Answer 6

Here's a good writeup ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclotron