Quantum Magnetism

One might investigate the Zeeman effect with a flame and a magnetic field by analysing the transmittance of the flame in the 589 nm wavelength range. In my paper, I presented a mathematical formula relating the magnetic induction to the change in the measured light intensity and compared it with the data received from a self-built measurement setup. I used a gas burner coloured with sodium inside an electromagnet of a homogeneous magnetic field and measured the transmitted light from a vapour sodium lamp with a photoresistor and an Arduino device. The significance of the results, apart from being basic research, lies in education. Since the tools required to reproduce the setup can be found in schools, this can demonstrate a quantum mechanical phenomenon also used in astrophysical research.