PRECISE FREQUENCY-MEASUREMENT OF THE 2S-8S/8D TRANSITIONS IN ATOMIC-HYDROGEN - NEW DETERMINATION OF THE RYDBERG CONSTANT

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作者
NEZ, F
PLIMMER, MD
BOURZEIX, S
JULIEN, L
BIRABEN, F
FELDER, R
ACEF, O
ZONDY, JJ
LAURENT, P
CLAIRON, A
ABED, M
MILLERIOUX, Y
JUNCAR, P
机构
[1] BUR INT POIDS & MESURES,F-92312 SEVRES,FRANCE
[2] BUR NATL METROL,OBSERV PARIS,PRIMAIRE TEMPS & FREQUENCES LAB,F-75014 PARIS,FRANCE
[3] BUR NATL METROL,INST NATL METROL,F-75141 PARIS 03,FRANCE
[4] LASERS ULTRA STABLES ETABLISSMENT TECH CENT ARMEMENT,F-94114 ARCUEIL,FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2326
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We have measured the Rydberg constant by frequency comparison of the three transitions 2S1/2-8S1/2, 2S1/2-8D3/2, and 2S1/2-8D5/2 in hydrogen with the difference of two optical standards, the methane-stabilized He-Ne laser and the iodine-stabilized He-Ne laser. The frequency of the iodine-stabilized He-Ne laser has been remeasured. The new value for the Rydberg constant, R(infinity) = 109 737.315 683 0(31) cm-1, is currently the most precise available.
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页码:2326 / 2329
页数:4
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