How are particle accelerators created from radiowave frequency?
I need a simple explanaition, thanks!
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Aren’t you talking about apples and oranges?
A particle accelerator is a physical entity; radio waves are electromagnetic particles/waves/
OK, how are particle acceleraters affected by radiowaves?
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Particles race around a circular track (steered by magnets) and get a little electrical kick once per revolution, generated by a radio-frequency electromagnetic field.
@gasman So, how do you test for evidence of a particle accelerator?
Circularly accelerated charged particles emit synchrotron radiation. Is that what you mean?
@gasman Yes, and in your words of wisdom, what is synchrotron radiation and how is it detected?
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Well, I don’t know much about synch. radiation, but it’s been detected from far-off astronomical objects and thought to be generated in jets from some black holes. I gather that synch. radiation has certain tell-tale polarization characteristics, but I’m fuzzy on this.
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