Quantized magnetic flux through the excited-state orbit of the hydrogen atom

Saglam M., BOYACIOĞLU B., Saglam Z., Wan K. K.

JOURNAL OF RUSSIAN LASER RESEARCH, cilt.28, sa.3, ss.267-271, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10946-007-0015-6
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF RUSSIAN LASER RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.267-271
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: quantized magnetic flux, dirac hydrogen atom, optical transitions, SPIN
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We investigate the quantized magnetic fluxes through the excited state orbits corresponding to the vertical bar n, l, m(j)> states of the hydrogen atom in the absence of an external magnetic field. The sources of the magnetic fields are taken to be that of the proton magnetic moment mu(p), and the electron magnetic moment mu(e) (or mu(j)), which has two components, namely, the orbital part mu(1) and the spinning part We show that the quantized magnetic fluxes through these orbits take the form Phi(n, l, m(j)) =[n - l - m(j)] Phi(0) = [n - l - m(s)]Phi(0) where Phi(0) = hc/e is the flux quanta. The present result gives 0 access to the spin flip-floppings in the optical transitions of the hydrogen atom. It is also believed to be of significant help in understanding the recent observations of spin relaxation in excitonic transitions (such as 1s -> 2p or 2p -> 3d) in nanostructures.