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Hydrogen atom in intense magnetic field.The structure of a hydrogen atom situated in an intense magnetic field is investigaged. Three approaches are employed. An elementary Bohr picture establishes a crucial magnetic field strength, H sub a approximately equal to 5 x 10 to the 9th G. Fields in excess of H sub a are intense in that they are able to modify the characteristic atomic scales of length and binding energy. A second approach solves the Schrodinger equation by a combination of variational methods and perturbation theory. It yields analytic expressions for the wave functions and energy eigenvalues. A third approach determines the energy eigenvalues by reducing the Schrodinger equation to a one-dimensional wave equation, which is then solved numerically. Energy eigenvalues are tabulated for field strengths of 2 x 10 to the 10th G and 2 x 10 to the 12th G. It is found that at 2 x 10 to the 12th G the lowest energy eigenvalue is changed from -13.6 to about -180 eV in agreement with previous variational computations.
Document ID
19730028550
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Canuto, V.
(NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies New York, N.Y., United States)
Kelly, D. C.
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume: 17
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
73A13352
Distribution Limits
Public
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