Bohr magneton

The value of the Bohr magneton
System of units Value Unit
SI[1] 9.2740100783(28)×10−24 J·T−1
Gaussian[2] 9.2740100783(28)×10−21 erg·G−1
eV/T[3] 5.7883818060(17)×10−5 eV·T−1
atomic units 1/2 /me

In atomic physics, the Bohr magneton (symbol μB) is a physical constant and the natural unit for expressing the magnetic moment of an electron caused by its orbital or spin angular momentum.[4][5] In SI units, the Bohr magneton is defined as

and in the Gaussian CGS units as
where

  1. ^ "2018 CODATA Value: Bohr magneton". The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty. NIST. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  2. ^ O'Handley, Robert C. (2000). Modern magnetic materials: principles and applications. John Wiley & Sons. p. 83. ISBN 0-471-15566-7. (value updated to correspond to CODATA 2018)
  3. ^ "CODATA value: Bohr magneton in eV/T". The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty. NIST. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  4. ^ Schiff, L. I. (1968). Quantum Mechanics (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill. p. 440. ISBN 9780070856431.
  5. ^ Shankar, R. (1980). Principles of Quantum Mechanics. Plenum Press. pp. 398–400. ISBN 0306403978.

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