noun
- The frequency at which a charged particle orbits in a magnetic field; the cyclotron frequency.
Usage: technical; physics
Examples
- The gyrofrequency of an electron in a magnetic field depends on the strength of the field and the particle's charge-to-mass ratio.
- In plasma physics, the gyrofrequency determines how quickly ions spiral around magnetic field lines.
- Scientists calculated the gyrofrequency to predict the motion of charged particles in the accelerator.
- The gyrofrequency increases proportionally with the magnetic field strength.