a) Viewers of Star Trek hear of an antimatter drive on the Starship Enterprise. One possibility for such a futuristic energy source is to store antimatter charged particles in a vacuum chamber, circulating in a magnetic field, and then extract them as needed. Antimatter annihilates with normal matter, producing pure energy. What strength magnetic field is needed to hold antiprotons, moving at 5.00 x10^7 m/s in a circular path 2.00m in radius? Antiprotons have the same mass as protons but the opposite (negative) charge.b) Is this field strength obtainable with today's technology or is it a futuristic possibility?
