Nuclear magneton

 ( Magnetism ) 

The nuclear magneton (symbol ) is a physical constant of magnetic moment, defined in SI units by: $$\backslash mu\_\backslash text\{N\}\; =\; \}$$ and in Gaussian units CGS units by: $$\backslash mu\_\backslash text\{N\}\; =$$ where:

• is the elementary charge,
• is the reduced Planck constant,
• is the proton rest mass, and
• is the speed of light

Its CODATA recommended value is:

In Gaussian units CGS units, its value can be given in convenient units as

The nuclear magneton is the natural unit for expressing magnetic dipole moments of heavy particles such as and Atomic nucleus.

Due to neutrons and protons having internal structure and not being , their magnetic moments differ from :

μ =   μ

μ =   μ

The magnetic dipole moment of the electron, which is much larger as a consequence of much larger charge-to-mass ratio, is usually expressed in units of the Bohr magneton, which is calculated in the same fashion using the electron mass. The result is larger than by a factor equal to the proton-to-electron mass ratio, about 1836.

• Nucleon magnetic moment

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