In physics, mainly quantum mechanics and particle physics, a spin magnetic moment is the magnetic moment caused by the spin of elementary particles.
For example, the electron is an elementary spin-1/2 fermion.
Quantum electrodynamics gives the most accurate prediction of the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron.
In an atom, the magnetic field is due to the coupled spin and orbital magnetic moments associated with the motion of electrons.
The spin magnetic moment is due to the precession of the electrons about their own axes whereas the orbital magnetic moment is due to the motion of electrons around the nucleus.15 août 2020
Due to electron spin, the Ag atoms act as tiny magnets as they pass through the magnetic field.
These “magnets” have two possible orientations, which correspond to the spin-up and -down states of the electron.
The magnetic field diverts the spin up atoms in one direction and the spin-down atoms in another direction.