Bohr magneton

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In atomic physics, the Bohr magneton (symbol μ_B) is named after the physicist Niels Bohr. It is a physical constant of magnetic moment, defined in SI units by

and in Gaussian centimeter-gram-second units by

where

e is the elementary charge,

is the reduced Planck's constant,

m_e is the electron rest mass

c is the speed of light.

In the SI system of units its value is

μ_B = 9.274 009 49(80) × 10^-24 J•T^-1.

In the eV system of units its value is

μ_B = 5.7883 × 10^-5 eV•T^-1.

In the CGS system of units its value is

μ_B = 0.927 × 10^-20 Erg•Oe^{-1 [1]}

The Bohr magneton is the natural unit for expressing the electron magnetic dipole moment in the hydrogen atom. It was first calculated by Romanian physicist Stefan Procopiu around 1910 and in some Romanian literature is called the Bohr-Procopiu Magneton. An electron has an intrinsic magnetic dipole moment of approximately one Bohr magneton.^[1]

References

See also

• Nuclear magneton
• Physical constantca:Magnetó de Bohr

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