Measurement of the He ground state lamb shift via the two-photon 11S-21S transition

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作者
Bergeson, SD [1 ]
Balakrishnan, A
Baldwin, KGH
Lucatorto, TB
Marangos, JP
McIlrath, TJ
O'Brian, TR
Rolston, SL
Sansonetti, CJ
Wen, J
Westbrook, N
Cheng, CH
Eyler, EE
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[1] Natl Inst Stand & Technol, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
[2] Univ Connecticut, Dept Phys, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.3475
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have extended two-photon Doppler-free spectroscopy to the vacuum ultraviolet spectral region, to accurately measure the He 1 S-1-2 S-1 transition at 120 nm. Our result is 4984872315(48) MHz. This yields a ground state Lamb shift of 41104(48) MHz, in fair agreement with theory and other experiments. This approach has the potential for significantly better accuracy once improvements in the laser and the wavelength metrology are implemented.
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页码:3475 / 3478
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