The Zeeman-Effect
SomeSome BasicsBasics QuantumQuantum numbersnumbers (qn)(qn) nn = 1, 2, 3, ¼ main qn (energy states -shell) ll = 0, 1, ¼ (n-1) orbital angular momentum (s, p, d, ¼-subshell) mml = -l, ¼, +l magnetic qn, projection of ll (energy shift) mms = ±½ spin angular momentun jj = |l-sl-s | ≤ jj ≤ l+sl+s total angular momentum (if coupled, interactions of spin-orbit dominate over B) SomeSome BasicsBasics • l = 0, ml = 0 • l = 1, ml = 0, 1 » l = 2, ml = 0, 1, 2 SomeSome BasicsBasics moremore thanthan 11 ee - Eigenvalues:Eigenvalues: L= Σ l (S,(S, P,P, D,D, ¼)¼) ½ L= Σ li LL== ħħ [[ll ((ll +1)]+1)]½ S=S= ΣΣ ssi SS== ħħ [[ss ((ss +1)]+1)]½ ½ J=J= ΣΣ jji (with(with mmJ)) JJ== ħħ [[jj ((jj +1)]+1)] ZeemanZeeman EffectEffect • discovered 1896 different splitting patterns in different spectral lines • splitted lines are polarized • splitting proportional to magnetic field 2 Δλ ~ gL λ B • Interaction of atoms with external magnetic field due to magnetic moment mj ZeemanZeeman EffectEffect • normal Zeeman effect: S = 0, L = J ≠ 0 • split in 3 components components with ΔmJ = 0 (π ) components with ΔmJ = -1 and +1 (± σ) • 2 possibilities: • B parallel to line of sight two σ circular polarized • B perpendicular to line of sight two σ polarised vertical to field one π polarised horizontal to field ZeemanZeeman EffectEffect interaction with external field – magnetic momentum of Atom • J and μJ antiparallel since S=0 and L=J gJ = 1 only 3 values of Δm possible: 0, ± 1 π, ± σ μB = (eħ)/(2me) Bohr magneton V = mJμBB0 ZeemanZeeman EffectEffect Selection
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