Scenario: A graduate physics student is writing a research paper on the relationship of sunspots and magnetic fields. As part of the paper, the student wants to explore the important role of the Zeeman Effect, how it's calculated and how it's used to measure the strength of magnetic fields (by splitting spectral lines). Knovel can help.
- In the Search box on the Knovel Library home page enter the phrase zeeman effect. The query entered means, "find any page of text or row of data from an interactive table where the terms zeeman and effect are both present and near each other on the same page or in the same row of data." Click the Search button.
- The search results page shows two titles that match the "search" query. The first title, Microwave Molecular Spectra (3rd Ed.), is this issue's Featured Title. Click on the name.
- The Table of Contents appears. Only chapters or sections where there are hits from the "search" query will show by default. The very first section looks interesting: "11.1 Zeeman Effect in Molecules Without Nuclear Coupling". Click on the Text (9) link next to it.
- A new window appears launching the Adobe Reader and displaying a section devoted to a discussion of the Zeeman Effect. In fact, most of Chapter 11 is devoted to the Zeeman Effect and its calculations with regard to magnetic fields. The grad student now has a wealth of information to use in writing the research paper.
