System of units | Value |
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SI | 9.2740100657(29)×10−24 J⋅T−1[1] |
Gaussian | 9.2740100783(28)×10−21 erg·G−1[2] |
eV/T | 5.7883817982(18)×10−5 eV⋅T−1[3] |
atomic units | 1/2eħ/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