The gyromagnetic ratio also known as gamma(γ), is a fundamental constant in physics that describes the relationship between the spin and magnetic properties of particles in a magnetic field.

It’s measured in units of coulombs per kilogram (C/kg), the standard SI unit.

For a particle with charge q and mass m, its gyromagnetic ratio value, denoted as γ, is given by the formula:

For a proton, its gyromagnetic ratio is approximately 2.675 x 10^8 C/kg.

This ratio is crucial in fields like nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), where it determines how particles spin and influences resonance phenomena at 1 Tesla.

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