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Properties of Atoms. Spectra.

Problem 6.155

A narrow stream of vanadium atoms in the ground state 4F3/2{ }^{4} F_{3 / 2} is passed through a transverse strongly inhomogeneous magnetic field of length l1=5.0 cml_{1}=5.0 \mathrm{~cm} as in the Stern-Gerlach experiment. The beam splitting is observed on a screen located at a distance l2=15 cml_{2}=15 \mathrm{~cm} from the magnet. The kinetic energy of the atoms is T=22MeVT=22 \mathrm{MeV}. At what value of the gradient of the magnetic field induction BB is the distance between the extreme components of the split beam on the screen equal to δ=2.0 mm?\delta=2.0 \mathrm{~mm} ?

Reveal Answer
B/z=2Tδ/gJμBl1(l1+2l2)=15kG/cm\partial B / \partial z=2 T \delta / g J \mu_{B} l_{1}\left(l_{1}+2 l_{2}\right)=15 \mathrm{kG} / \mathrm{cm}