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cyclotron radiation  

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  • Cyclotron radiation is electromagnetic radiation emitted by non-relativistic accelerating charged particles deflected by a magnetic field. The Lorentz force on the particles acts perpendicular to both the magnetic field lines and the particles' motion through them, creating an acceleration of charged particles that causes them to emit radiation as a result of the acceleration they undergo as they spiral around the lines of the magnetic field. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclotron_radiation)

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