Associations to the word «Zeeman»

Wiktionary

ZEEMAN, proper noun. A surname​.
ZEEMAN EFFECT, noun. (physics) the splitting of single spectral lines into three (or more) in the presence of a magnetic field
ZEEMAN ENERGIES, noun. Plural of Zeeman energy
ZEEMAN ENERGY, noun. (physics) The energy of the interaction between the magnetic moment of an atom or molecule or the magnetization and an applied magnetic field
ZEEMAN SLOWER, noun. An experimental system that enables the cooling of atoms to temperatures of the order of a few kelvins, based on the principle that a magnetic field can change the resonance frequency of an atom using the Zeeman effect.
ZEEMAN SLOWERS, noun. Plural of Zeeman slower

Dictionary definition

ZEEMAN, noun. Dutch physicist honored for his research on the influence of magnetism on radiation which showed that light is radiated by the motion of charged particles in an atom (1865-1943).

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