Complete α7m Lamb shift of helium triplet states

Vojtěch Patkóš, Vladimir A. Yerokhin, and Krzysztof Pachucki
Phys. Rev. A 103, 042809 – Published 5 April 2021

Abstract

We have derived the complete formula for the α7m contribution to energy levels of an arbitrary triplet state of the helium atom, performed numerical calculations for the 23S and 23P states, and thus improved the theoretical accuracy of ionization energies of these states by more than an order of magnitude. Using the nuclear charge radius extracted from the muonic helium Lamb shift, we obtain the theoretical prediction in excellent agreement with the measured 23S23P transition energy [X. Zheng et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 263002 (2017)]. At the same time, we observe significant discrepancies with experiments for the 23S33D and 23P33D transitions.

  • Received 1 March 2021
  • Accepted 22 March 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.103.042809

©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. 4 — April 2021

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