Gyroradius
Description
The gyroradius (also known as radius of gyration, Larmor radius or cyclotron radius) is the radius of the circular motion of a charged particle in the presence of a uniform magnetic field. In SI units, the gyroradius is given by the shown formula.
Related formulasVariables
rg | gyroradius (dimensionless) |
m | mass of the particle (dimensionless) |
vp | velocity's perpendicular component to the magnetic field (dimensionless) |
q | particle charge (dimensionless) |
B | magnetic field (dimensionless) |