Three-dimensional hydrogen atom in crossed magnetic and electric fields
Creators
- 1. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow Region 141980, Russian Federation (Russian Federation)
Description
We give a solution of the three-dimensional Schroedinger equation for the electron of a hydrogen atom in external electric and magnetic fields of arbitrary mutual orientation. The rearrangement of the energy spectrum due to changing in the mutual orientation of the fields is evaluated by using the n=2 multiplet as an example. The calculations agree with second-order perturbation formulas that exist for the special cases of mutually parallel and orthogonal fields. For another special two-dimensional case which is currently being extensively investigated, namely, the hydrogen atom in a strong magnetic field, our approach agrees with calculations by other authors and yields more accurate binding energies for certain low-lying excited states that have been considered
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 48
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 4528-4538.
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 25024185
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; ATOMS; CROSSED FIELDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SCHROEDINGER EQUATION
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELEMENTS; EQUATIONS; NONMETALS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; WAVE EQUATIONS