Radiative α7m QED contribution to the helium Lamb shift

Vojtěch Patkóš, Vladimir A. Yerokhin, and Krzysztof Pachucki
Phys. Rev. A 103, 012803 – Published 6 January 2021

Abstract

We present a derivation of the last unknown part of the α7m contribution to the Lamb shift of a two-electron atom, induced by the radiative QED effects beyond the Bethe logarithm. This derivation is performed in the framework of nonrelativistic quantum electrodynamics and is valid for the triplet (spin S=1) atomic states. The obtained formulas are free from any divergences and are suitable for a numerical evaluation. This opens a way for a complete numerical calculation of the α7m QED effects in helium, which will allow an accurate determination of the nuclear charge radius from measurements of helium transition frequencies.

  • Received 1 December 2020
  • Accepted 15 December 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.103.012803

©2021 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Atomic, Molecular & Optical

Authors & Affiliations

Vojtěch Patkóš1, Vladimir A. Yerokhin2, and Krzysztof Pachucki3

  • 1Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 3, 121 16 Prague 2, Czech Republic
  • 2Center for Advanced Studies, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytekhnicheskaya 29, 195251 St. Petersburg, Russia
  • 3Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland

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Vol. 103, Iss. 1 — January 2021

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