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Statement

7.3.10. A device designed to select electrons with a specific velocity from an electron beam consists of a parallel-plate capacitor of length , shielded on both sides by screens. The first screen has an input aperture , and the second has a long output channel . An alternating voltage with frequency and amplitude is applied to the plates. The distance between the plates is .

a. What is the velocity of the electrons selected by the device from a beam entering parallel to the plates?

b.* By how much must aperture be narrower than channel to ensure that the selected group of electrons passes through the channel?

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Solution

Let .This voltage creates an alternating field which equals:

Since there are no any forces in the direction of initial speed,the projection of the speed to that direction will stay the same.But,there is a vertical force acting on electrons which causes vertical displacement.By applying Newton's second law to axis we get:

By multiplying both sides by and integrating we get:

For the beam to exit through the channel, its vertical velocity component must be zero when passing through the outlet channel B.The time to pass the capacitor is:

where is an initial speed of the beam.

Using that we get the following:

Solving last equation we get our initial speed:

where is an integer.The speed of the electrons when exiting the device will be exactly equal to as the vertical velocity becomes zero:

Let widths of channels A and B are and respectively.
Let us consider the outermost electron relative to the point of origin. If this electron can pass through the channel, then the entire beam will also pass through.

By integrating last equation and using obtained eq(7) we get:

Answer

a) b) -integer