Precision Test of Many-Body QED in the Be+ 2p Fine Structure Doublet Using Short-Lived Isotopes
Authors:
- Wilfried Nörtershäuser,
- Christopher Geppert,
- Andreas Krieger,
- Krzysztof Pachucki,
- Mariusz Puchalski,
- Klaus Blaum,
- Mark L. Bissell,
- Nadja Frömmgen,
- Michael Hammen,
- Magdalena Kowalska,
- Jörg Krämer,
- Kim Kreim,
- Rainer Neugart,
- Gerda Neyens,
- Rodolfo Sánchez,
- Deyan T. Yordanov
Abstract
Absolute transition frequencies of the 2sS21/2→2pP21/2,3/2 transitions in Be+ were measured for the isotopes Be7,9-12. The fine structure splitting of the 2p state and its isotope dependence are extracted and compared to results of ab initio calculations using explicitly correlated basis functions, including relativistic and quantum electrodynamics effects at the order of mα6 and mα7 lnα. Accuracy has been improved in both the theory and experiment by 2 orders of magnitude, and good agreement is observed. This represents one of the most accurate tests of quantum electrodynamics for many-electron systems, being insensitive to nuclear uncertainties.
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- UAMf984660c11a14064895016cfd707562f
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- Journal series
- Physical Review Letters, ISSN 0031-9007
- Issue year
- 2015
- Vol
- 115
- ASJC Classification
- DOI
- DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.033002 Opening in a new tab
- Language
- (en) English
- Score (nominal)
- 45
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- Publication indicators
- = 9; = 10; : 2015 = 2.538; : 2015 (2 years) = 7.645 - 2015 (5 years) =7.326
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urn:amu-prod:UAMf984660c11a14064895016cfd707562f
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