Accurate measurement of the 2(3)S(1)-3(3)D(1) two-photon transition frequency in helium: New determination of the 2(3)S(1) Lamb shift

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Dorrer, C
Nez, F
deBeauvoir, B
Julien, L
Biraben, F
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[1] ECOLE NORMALE SUPER,LAB KASTLER BROSSEL,F-75252 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[2] UNIV PARIS 06,LAB CNRS URA 18,F-75252 PARIS 05,FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3658
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O4 [物理学];
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We have performed a precise measurement of the 2(3)S(1)-3(3)D(1) two-photon transition frequency in He-4 at 762 nm. The 2(3)S(1)-3(3)D(1) frequency is 786823850.002(56) MHz, with a relative uncertainty of 7.1 x 10(-11). The deduced 2(3)S(1) Lamb shift is 4057.276(60) MHz. This result, the most accurate at the present time, reduces the uncertainty in the 2(3)S(1) Lamb shift by 1 order of magnitude and is 100 times more precise than the theoretical prediction [4062.3(8.0) MHz].
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