g-factor (physics)
Relation between observed magnetic moment of a particle and the related unit of magnetic moment / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the acceleration-related quantity in mechanics, see g-force.
A g-factor (also called g value) is a dimensionless quantity that characterizes the magnetic moment and angular momentum of an atom, a particle or the nucleus. It is essentially a proportionality constant that relates the different observed magnetic moments μ of a particle to their angular momentum quantum numbers and a unit of magnetic moment (to make it dimensionless), usually the Bohr magneton or nuclear magneton. Its value is proportional to the gyromagnetic ratio.