On the hyperfine splitting of the hydrogen atom in a spherical box

Journal Article · Thu Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 1976 · J. Chem. Phys., v. 64, no. 2, pp. 510-513

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.432267· OSTI ID:4077102

Suryanarayana, D; Weil, J A

The hyperfine splitting of the hydrogenlike atom confined to a sphere of radius r$sub 0$ is examined as a function of r$sub 0$. The wavefunction is made to vanish at r=r$sub 0$ and is normalized to unity over the finite sphere. The effect of decreasing r$sub 0$ (i.e., compressing the sphere isotropically) on the hyperfine splitting A of the ground state is nonlinear, with A increasing approximately as r$sup -1$$sub 0$. Comparison with atomic hydrogen trapped in $alpha$-quartz is made. (AIP)

• Research Organization: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada S7N 0W0
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-33-021121
• OSTI ID: 4077102
• Journal Information: J. Chem. Phys., v. 64, no. 2, pp. 510-513, Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys., v. 64, no. 2, pp. 510-513; ISSN JCPSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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