Abstract
It is shown that a charged particle Stern–Gerlach experiment can be performed in a magnetic field geometry which is similar to that used in accelerators of the strong-focusing type. In particular, we analyze the helical quadrupole system. The analysis is based on an extension of the theory of the transverse Stern–Gerlach experiment to time-independent, inhomogeneous magnetic fields. The effect of the Lorentz force is reduced by using orthogonal inhomogeneous electric fields.
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