A long charged cylinder of linear charged density λ is surrounded by a hollow co-axial conducting cylinder.
A long charged cylinder of linear charged density λ is surrounded by a hollow co-axial conducting cylinder. What is the electric field in the space between the two cylinders?
Charge density of the long charged cylinder of length L and radius r is λ.
Another cylinder of same length surrounds the pervious cylinder. The radius of this cylinder is R.
Let E be the electric field produced in the space between the two cylinders.
Electric flux through the Gaussian surface is given by Gauss’s theorem as,
$\phi=E(2 \pi d) L$
Where, d = Distance of a point from the common axis of the cylinders
Let q be the total charge on the cylinder.
It can be written as
$\therefore \phi=E(2 \pi d L)=\frac{q}{\epsilon_{0}}$
Where,
q = Charge on the inner sphere of the outer cylinder
$\epsilon_{0}=$ Permittivity of free space
$E(2 \pi d L)=\frac{\lambda L}{\epsilon_{0}}$
$E=\frac{\lambda}{2 \pi \in_{0} d}$
Therefore, the electric field in the space between the two cylinders is $\frac{\lambda}{2 \pi \epsilon_{0} d}$.