Measurement of the lamb shift in the n=2 state of c5+12

M. Leventhal; Daniel Murnick

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.25.1237

Measurement of the lamb shift in the n=2 state of c5+12

M. Leventhal, Daniel Murnick

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Abstract

A beam of hydrogenic C5+12 atoms in the metastable 2S state has been produced. By quenching the state in a known motional electric field and measuring the decay length, an indirect measure of the Lamb shift S is obtained. A preliminary result of S=744 GHz, with a statistical uncertainty of less than 1%, is reported as compared with a theoretical prediction of S=783 GHz. Possible systematic effects which may reduce the discrepancy are considered.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1237-1240
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	25
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.25.1237
State	Published - Jan 1 1970
Externally published	Yes

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