Relativistic solenoid magnetic lens

For a near-axis beam of equal incoming speed $v$ through a uniform solenoid of length $l$, define $\omega =|qB|/(2\gamma m)$. Neglecting the small axial-speed changes, the internal radius is $\rho ={\rho }_0\cos (\omega z/v)$. The exit fringe removes the azimuthal velocity for zero incident canonical angular momentum. The field-free radial trajectory then reaches the axis a distancebeyond the exit, when $0<\omega l/v<\pi /2$. In the weak-lens limit, $f\simeq 4(\gamma mv{)}^2/(q^2{B}^{2}l)$. Without the paraxial approximation, the radius-dependent axial speed produces aberration; the ideal common focus is then only approximate.