X-RAYS FROM RADIATIVE ELECTRON-CAPTURE OF FREE COOLING ELECTRONS FOR PRECISE LAMB-SHIFT MEASUREMENTS AT HIGH-Z-AU78+

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作者
BEYER, HF
LIESEN, D
BOSCH, F
FINLAYSON, KD
JUNG, M
KLEPPER, O
MOSHAMMER, R
BECKERT, K
EICKHOFF, H
FRANZKE, B
NOLDEN, F
SPADTKE, P
STECK, M
机构
[1] UNIV LEIPZIG,D-04103 LEIPZIG,GERMANY
[2] NATL INST STAND & TECHNOL,GAITHERSBURG,MD 20899
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10.1016/0375-9601(94)90519-3
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Spontaneous capture of free cooling electrons by bare high-Z ions leads to the emission of X rays which have been observed for the first time. The distinctive features of this X-ray source for precision spectroscopy of high-Z few-electron systems are demonstrated. They enabled a determination of the 1s Lamb shift of hydrogen-like Au78+ (212 +/- 15 eV) to an accuracy of 7%. This is more precise than any other measurement previously reported for a very heavy ion.
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