Title :
On accuracy of Lamb shift measurements in hydrogen
Author :
Pal´chikov, V.G. ; Sokolov, Yu.L. ; Yakovlev, V.P.
Author_Institution :
NPO VNIIFTRI, Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Detailed analysis of systematic errors in measurements of Lamb shift in hydrogen by the atomic interferometer method is presented. The experimental results are compared with high-precision theoretical data.
Keywords :
Lamb shift; hydrogen neutral atoms; measurement errors; particle interferometry; quantum electrodynamics; relativistic corrections; H; Lamb shift measurements; QED; atomic interferometer method; fundamental constants; high-precision theoretical data; measurement accuracy; systematic errors; Atomic measurements; Electrons; Error analysis; Error correction; Hydrogen; Instruments; Magnetic moments; Measurement errors; Physics; Quantum mechanics;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1998 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5018-9
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1998.699794