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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: How many spots are produced from Stern-Gerlach apparatus that rotates?
« on: 27/03/2024 11:55:01 »
Hi.
https://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/10.1103/PhysRev.96.1546
Sadly that article is pay-walled. This is someone else's interpretation of it:
https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/197252/how-was-the-neutrons-spin-measured
Actual results obtained will depend on:
(i) the spin of the particle because that influences the magnetic moment which influences the force that will act,
(ii) any other angular momentum of the particle, for example electrons in orbit around a nucleus will have orbital angular momentum in addition to spin angular momentum.
(iii) the gyromagnetic ratios (or g-factors) for the particle (constants relating magnetic moment to spin or other forms of angular momentum) because that is also governing the force that will act.
(iv) the mass of the particle because that provides inertia to resist the force that acts.
(v) other things that might be taken for granted. E.g. a fast particle doesn't spend long in the SG and won't be deflected much etc.
So, you aren't going to get exactly the same deflection for a neutron and silver atom but the general behaviour should be the same.
Best Wishes.
Gemini says that neutron can't be used in Stern Gerlach experimentI don't know where Gemini was getting its information. It seems that neutrons have been put through a SG.
https://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/10.1103/PhysRev.96.1546
Sadly that article is pay-walled. This is someone else's interpretation of it:
https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/197252/how-was-the-neutrons-spin-measured
Actual results obtained will depend on:
(i) the spin of the particle because that influences the magnetic moment which influences the force that will act,
(ii) any other angular momentum of the particle, for example electrons in orbit around a nucleus will have orbital angular momentum in addition to spin angular momentum.
(iii) the gyromagnetic ratios (or g-factors) for the particle (constants relating magnetic moment to spin or other forms of angular momentum) because that is also governing the force that will act.
(iv) the mass of the particle because that provides inertia to resist the force that acts.
(v) other things that might be taken for granted. E.g. a fast particle doesn't spend long in the SG and won't be deflected much etc.
So, you aren't going to get exactly the same deflection for a neutron and silver atom but the general behaviour should be the same.
Best Wishes.