A Microscopic Stern-Gerlach Magnet for Electrons?

Transverse Quantum Stern–Gerlach Magnets for Electrons

In the Stern–Gerlach experiment, silver atoms were separated according to their spin state (Gerlach and Stern 1922 Z. Phys. 9 353–355). This experiment demonstrates the quantization of spin and relies on the classical description of motion. However, so far, no design has led to a functional Stern–Gerlach magnet for free electrons. Bohr and Pauli showed in the 1930 Solvay conference that Stern–G...

Electrons, Stern–Gerlach Magnets, and Quantum Mechanical Propagation

A Quantum Description of the Stern-Gerlach Experiment

A detailed analysis of the classic Stern–Gerlach experiment is presented. An analytical simple solution is presented for the quantum description of the translational and spin dynamics of a silver atom in a magnetic field with a gradient along a single z-direction. This description is then used to obtain an approximate quantum description of the more realistic case with a magnetic field gradient...

A Unified Scheme of Measurement and Amplification Processes Based on Micro-Macro Duality - Stern-Gerlach Experiment as a Typical Example

A unified scheme for quantum measurement processes is formulated on the basis of Micro-Macro duality as a mathematical expression of the general idea of quantum-classical correspondence. In this formulation, we can naturally accommodate the amplification processes necessary for magnifying quantum state changes at the microscopic end of the probe system into the macroscopically visible motion of...

24 segment high field permanent sextupole magnets

We report on the design, construction, and magnetic field measurements of a system of high field sextupole magnets made from NdFeB compounds. The magnets are utilized as a focusing system for neutral hydrogen ~or deuterium! atoms in a polarized atomic beam source based on Stern–Gerlach spin separation. Each magnet consists of 24 segments of permanently magnetized material differing in remanence...