A nucleon occupies an orbital with (a orbital) coupled to its spin .

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The Nucleus Resolved, Ch Spin, parity and the electromagnetic moments of a nucleus

Problem

A nucleon occupies an orbital with ℓ=1\ell=1 (a pp orbital) coupled to its spin s=12s=\tfrac12. ((a)) List the allowed values of jj. ((b)) Evaluate ⟨ℓ⃗⋅s⃗⟩\langle\vec\ell\cdot\vec s\rangle, in units of ℏ2\hbar^2, for each allowed jj. ((c)) A single proton occupies the 1p1/21p_{1/2} orbital outside a Jπ=0+J^\pi=0^+ core. State the parity of this configuration. ((d)) Calculate the Schmidt value of the magnetic dipole moment of this proton, using gℓ=1g_\ell=1, gs=5.586g_s=5.586.

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