Title :
Precision measurement and calculations of the Lamb shift in hydrogen atom
Author :
Sokolov, Y.L. ; Palchinov, V.G. ; Yakovlev, V.P.
Author_Institution :
Kurchatov (I.V.) Inst. of Atomic Energy, Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows.Detailed analysis of systematic errors in measurement of Lamb-shift in hydrogen by the atomic interferometer method is presented. QED-calculations of the 2p-level decay constant and the energy of the 2s-2p separation are discussed. Experimental results are compared with high-precision theoretical calculation data.
Keywords :
Lamb shift; hydrogen; hydrogen neutral atoms; measurement errors; particle interferometry; quantum electrodynamics; radiative shifts; 2p-level decay constant; 2s-2p separation energy; EM vacuum state; H; Lamb shift; QED-calculations; atom-metal surface; atomic interferometer method; long-range interactions; precision measurement; systematic errors; Atomic measurements; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic measurements; Energy measurement; Error analysis; Hydrogen; Physics; Power engineering and energy; Statistical analysis; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1996 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Braunschweig, Germany
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3376-4
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1996.547387