Answers homepage › Forums › the double ring › Answers This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 4 months, 1 week ago by Dave. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts February 28, 2022 at 2:18 pm #4205 Score: 0 DaveParticipant alpha=0: I don’t think the orientation matters because the quadrupole moment contribution is always zero. Alpha<0: lowest energy contribution when oriented along z-axis alpha<0: lowest energy contribution when oriented along x/y axis. Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In