https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2017-11290-6
Regular Article
On an atom with a magnetic quadrupole moment in a rotating frame
Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Caixa Postal 5008, 58051-900, João Pessoa, Brazil
* e-mail: kbakke@fisica.ufpb.br
Received:
14
September
2016
Accepted:
9
December
2016
Published online:
20
January
2017
The quantum description of an atom with a magnetic quadrupole moment in the presence of a uniform effective magnetic field is analysed. The atom is also subject to rotation and a scalar potential proportional to the inverse of the radial distance. It is shown that the spectrum of energy is modified, in contrast to the Landau-type levels, and there is a restriction on the possible values of the cyclotron frequency which stems from the influence of the rotation and scalar potential proportional to the inverse of the radial distance.
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