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We investigate the quantized magnetic fluxes through the excited state orbits corresponding to the | n, l, m j 〉 states of the hydrogen atom in the absence of an external magnetic field. The sources of the magnetic fields are taken to be that of the proton magnetic moment µp and the electron magnetic moment µe (or µj), which has two components, namely, the orbital part µl and the spinning part µs. We show that the quantized magnetic fluxes through these orbits take the form Φ(n, l, m j ) = [n-l-m j ]Φ0 = [n-l-m l -m s ]Φ0, where Φ0 = hc/e is the flux quanta. The present result gives access to the spin flip-floppings in the optical transitions of the hydrogen atom. It is also believed to be of significant help in understanding the recent observations of spin relaxation in excitonic transitions (such as 1s → 2p or 2p → 3d) in nanostructures.
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Saglam, M., Boyacioglu, B., Saglam, Z. et al. Quantized magnetic flux through the excited-state orbit of the hydrogen atom. J Russ Laser Res 28, 267–271 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-007-0015-6
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