Zeeman effect

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The Zeeman effect is the splitting of atomic or molecular spectral lines into multiple components when subjected to an external magnetic field, revealing information about energy levels and magnetic moments.

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Generate an image of the Zeeman effect (The Zeeman effect is the splitting of atomic or molecular spectral lines into multiple components when subjected to an external magnetic field, revealing information about energy levels and magnetic moments.)

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Zeeman effect canonical 16
Paschen–Back effect 2
Zeeman Hamiltonian 2

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf physical phenomenon ⓘ
spectroscopic effect ⓘ
appliesTo atomic spectral lines ⓘ
molecular spectral lines ⓘ
cause interaction between magnetic field and magnetic dipole moments ⓘ
lifting of degeneracy of atomic energy levels ⓘ
contributedTo Nobel Prize in Physics 1902 ⓘ
dependsOn Landé g-factor ⓘ
external magnetic field strength ⓘ
magnetic quantum number ⓘ
total angular momentum quantum number ⓘ
describes splitting of spectral lines in a magnetic field ⓘ
discoveredBy Pieter Zeeman ⓘ
explainedBy Hendrik Lorentz ⓘ
field atomic physics ⓘ
magnetism ⓘ
molecular physics ⓘ
quantum mechanics ⓘ
spectroscopy ⓘ
hasSelectionRules Δm = 0, ±1 ⓘ
hasType Paschen–Back effect ⓘ
linked to: Zeeman effect

anomalous Zeeman effect ⓘ
normal Zeeman effect ⓘ
mathematicallyDescribedBy Zeeman Hamiltonian ⓘ
linked to: Zeeman effect

perturbation theory in quantum mechanics ⓘ
namedAfter Pieter Zeeman ⓘ
occursWhen atoms or molecules are placed in an external magnetic field ⓘ
produces π components ⓘ
σ+ components ⓘ
σ− components ⓘ
relatedTo Bohr magneton ⓘ
Larmor precession ⓘ
Stark effect ⓘ
fine structure ⓘ
hyperfine structure ⓘ
magnetic dipole moment ⓘ
spin–orbit coupling ⓘ
resultsIn polarization of emitted or absorbed radiation ⓘ
splitting of energy levels ⓘ
reveals Landé g-factors ⓘ
information about atomic energy levels ⓘ
information about magnetic moments ⓘ
usedIn Zeeman slower ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
atomic clocks ⓘ
laser cooling and trapping ⓘ
magnetic field measurements in stars ⓘ
magnetic resonance techniques ⓘ
magneto-optical traps ⓘ
plasma diagnostics ⓘ
yearDiscovered 1896 ⓘ

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Zeeman effect → hasType → Paschen–Back effect ⓘ
linked to: Zeeman effect
Zeeman effect → mathematicallyDescribedBy → Zeeman Hamiltonian ⓘ
linked to: Zeeman effect
Pauli equation → relatedConcept → Zeeman effect ⓘ
Pieter Zeeman → knownFor → Zeeman effect ⓘ
Pieter Zeeman → discovered → Zeeman effect ⓘ
Pieter Zeeman → hasEponym → Zeeman effect ⓘ
Bohr magneton → appearsIn → Zeeman Hamiltonian ⓘ
linked to: Zeeman effect
Larmor precession → relatedTo → Zeeman effect ⓘ
Zeeman slower → usesEffect → Zeeman effect ⓘ
Landé g-factor → usedIn → Zeeman effect ⓘ
Landé g-factor → canBeMeasuredBy → Zeeman spectroscopy ⓘ
linked to: Zeeman effect
Atombau und Spektrallinien → topic → Zeeman effect ⓘ
Theory of Atomic Spectra (1935) → topic → Zeeman effect ⓘ
Theory of Atomic Spectra (1935) → topic → Paschen–Back effect ⓘ
linked to: Zeeman effect
Pieter Zeeman → knownFor → Zeeman effect ⓘ
subject linked to: Zeeman
Quantum Principles and Line Spectra → relatedTo → anomalous Zeeman effect ⓘ
linked to: Zeeman effect
Larmor theorem → relatedConcept → Zeeman effect ⓘ
Condon and Shortley → describesConcept → Zeeman effect ⓘ