Abstract
We carry out a complete derivation on nonrelativistic energies of atomic Rydberg states, including finite nuclear mass corrections. Several missing terms are found and a discrepancy is confirmed in the works of Drachman [in Long Range Casimir Forces: Theory and Recent Experiments on Atomic Systems, edited by F. S. Levin and D. A. Micha (Plenum, New York, 1993)] and Drake [Adv. At., Mol., Opt. Phys. 31, 1 (1993)]. As a benchmark, we present a detailed tabulation of different energy levels.
- Received 29 November 2016
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.95.022505
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Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)
Atomic, Molecular & Optical