Construction of exact solutions for the Stern-Gerlach effect
AUTOR(ES)
Díaz Bulnes, J., Oliveira, I.S.
FONTE
Braz. J. Phys.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2001-09
RESUMO
We obtain exact solutions for the Schrödinger-Pauli matrix equation for a neutral particle of spin 1/2 in a magnetic eld with a field gradient. The analytical wavefunctions are written on the symmetry plane Y = 0, which contains the incident and splitted beams, in terms of the Airy functions. The time-evolution of the probability densities, |Y+|² and |Y-|² , and the eigenenergies are calculated. These include a small contribution from the field gradient, alpha, proportional to (alpha)2/3, which amounts to equal energy displacements on both magnetic levels. The results are generalized for spin S = 3/2, and in this case we found that the m = ±1/2 and m = ±3/2 magnetic sublevels are unequaly splitted by the field gradient, being the difference in energy of the order 0.4 MHz. Replacing real experimental parameters we obtained a spatial splitting of the spin up and spin down states of the order deltaz ~ 4 mm, in accordance to a real Stern-Gerlach experiment.
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