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guiding center [′gīd·iŋ ¦sent·ər]

(electromagnetism)

A slowly moving point about which a charged particle rapidly revolves; this is used in an approximation for the motion of a charged particle in slowly varying electric and magnetic fields.

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Key words: abBA experiment; abBA spectrometer; charged particle trajectory; coincidence experiment; computer simulation; guiding center approximation.

Simulation of charged particle trajectories in the neutron decay ... by Calarco, John / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

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