Introduction to Quantum Mechanics · Problem 7.47

Time-Independent Perturbation Theory — David J. Griffiths

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · hyperfine_deuterium

Problem

Calculate the wavelength, in centimeters, of the photon emitted under a hyperfine transition in the ground state (n=1n = 1) of deuterium. Deuterium is "heavy" hydrogen, with an extra neutron in the nucleus; the proton and neutron bind together to form a deuteron, with spin 1 and magnetic moment μd=gd e2mdSd;\boldsymbol{\mu}_d = \frac{g_d\,e}{2m_d}\mathbf{S}_d; the deuteron gg-factor is 1.71.

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