Title :
New determination of the fine structure constant and test of the quantum electrodynamic
Author :
Bouchendira, R. ; Cladé, P. ; Guellati-Khélifa, S. ; Nez, F. ; Biraben, F.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Kastler Brossel, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Abstract :
We report a new determination of the fine structure constant with an uncertainty of 0.66 ppb. The comparison with the value issued from the electron anomaly measurement provides the most stringent test of the QED.
Keywords :
fine structure; quantum electrodynamics; rubidium; QED; Rb; fine structure constant; quantum electrodynamic testing; Electrodynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943462
