ABSOLUTE FREQUENCY-MEASUREMENT OF THE HYDROGEN 1S-2S TRANSITION AND A NEW VALUE OF THE RYDBERG CONSTANT

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ANDREAE, T [1 ]
KONIG, W [1 ]
WYNANDS, R [1 ]
LEIBFRIED, D [1 ]
SCHMIDT-KALER, F [1 ]
ZIMMERMANN, C [1 ]
MESCHEDE, D [1 ]
HANSCH, TW [1 ]
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[1] UNIV HANNOVER, INST QUANTENOPT, W-3000 HANNOVER, GERMANY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.1923
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have compared the frequency of the hydrogen 1S-2S transition (resonance width DELTAnu/nu=2.8 x 10(-11)) with a reference frequency synthesized from an 88-THz infrared CH4-stabilized HeNe laser. In this first measurement of an optical frequency that overcomes the uncertainty limits of the visible I2-stabilized He-Ne laser standard, we find a 1S-2S frequency of 2466061413.182(45) MHz with an 18-fold improved precision of 1.8 parts in 10(11). A new value of the Rydberg constant, R(infinity) = 109737.3156841(42) cm-1, is deduced.
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