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Charged Particles in a Non-uniform Radio-frequency Field

Nature volume 180, page 1187 (1957)Cite this article

AN analysis of the motion of a charged particle in a non-uniform radio-frequency field has been made and has shown that under certain conditions particles of either sign will experience an acceleration towards the position of least electric field strength.

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    H. A. H. BOOT & R. B. R.-S.-HARVIE

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BOOT, H., R.-S.-HARVIE, R. Charged Particles in a Non-uniform Radio-frequency Field. Nature 180, 1187 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/1801187a0

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