The Spinning Period of a Free Electron and the Periods of Spin and Orbital Motions of Electron in Atomic States
Affiliation(s)
1 Department of Physics, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey. 2 Department of Physics, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. 3 Department of Physics, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA.
1 Department of Physics, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey. 2 Department of Physics, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. 3 Department of Physics, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA.
ABSTRACT
The spinning period for a free electron and the periods of spin and orbital motion of the electron in an atomic state have been calculated. We have shown that for a free electron the spinning period is: (Ts)free=1.9×10-20s. But in the atomic case we show that, both the spin and the orbital periods depend on the quantum numbers n, ml, ms and the effective Landé-g factor, g* which is a function of the quantum number l of the atomic state
given in Dirac notation. We have also calculated these periods for the ground state and some excited states—hydrogen and hydrogen-like atoms. For atomic states the approximate values of spinning period are 
and the related orbital periods are: (T0)atomic=(10-16-10-15)s. Therefore atto-second processes which are related to the pulse of 10-18 s will filter the orbital motion of the electron but will be long enough to detect the details of the spin motion, such as flip-flops.
The spinning period for a free electron and the periods of spin and orbital motion of the electron in an atomic state have been calculated. We have shown that for a free electron the spinning period is: (Ts)free=1.9×10-20s. But in the atomic case we show that, both the spin and the orbital periods depend on the quantum numbers n, ml, ms and the effective Landé-g factor, g* which is a function of the quantum number l of the atomic state
given in Dirac notation. We have also calculated these periods for the ground state and some excited states—hydrogen and hydrogen-like atoms. For atomic states the approximate values of spinning period are and the related orbital periods are: (T0)atomic=(10-16-10-15)s. Therefore atto-second processes which are related to the pulse of 10-18 s will filter the orbital motion of the electron but will be long enough to detect the details of the spin motion, such as flip-flops.
Cite this paper
Saglam, Z. , Saglam, M. , Bayram, S. and Horton, T. (2015) The Spinning Period of a Free Electron and the Periods of Spin and Orbital Motions of Electron in Atomic States. Journal of Modern Physics, 6, 2239-2243. doi: 10.4236/jmp.2015.615229.
Saglam, Z. , Saglam, M. , Bayram, S. and Horton, T. (2015) The Spinning Period of a Free Electron and the Periods of Spin and Orbital Motions of Electron in Atomic States. Journal of Modern Physics, 6, 2239-2243. doi: 10.4236/jmp.2015.615229.
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[1] Saglam, Z., Bayram, S.B. and Saglam, M. (2010) Journal of Modern Physics, 1, 399-404.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jmp.2010.16057 [2] Barut, O.A., Bozic, M. and Maric, Z. (1992) Annals of Physics, 214, 53-83.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-4916(92)90061-P [3] Saglam, M. and Sahin, G. (2009) Journal of Modern Physics, B, 23, 4977-4985. [4] Saglam, M., Saglam, Z., Boyacioglu, B. and Wan, K.K. (2007) Journal of Russian Laser Research, 28, 267-271.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10946-007-0015-6 [5] Saglam, Z. and Boyacioglu, B. (2007) Journal of Russian Laser Research, 28, 142-147.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10946-007-0008-5 [6] Saglam, M., Boyacioglu, B. and Saglam, Z. (2007) Journal of Russian Laser Research, 28, 377-382.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10946-007-0026-3 [7] Saglam, M., Saglam, Z. and Boyacioglu, B. (2006) Journal of the Old and New Concepts in Physics, 3, 181-192. [8] Olszewski, S. (2014) Journal of Modern Physics, 5, 2030-2040. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jmp.2014.518199