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QED corrections to the binding energy of the eka-radon (Z=118) negative ion

Igor Goidenko, Leonti Labzowsky, Ephraim Eliav, Uzi Kaldor, and Pekka Pyykkö
Phys. Rev. A 67, 020102(R) – Published 28 February 2003
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Abstract

Quantum electrodynamic (QED) electron self-energy and vacuum polarization corrections to the binding energy of the 8s electron in the eka-radon (Z=118) negative ion are calculated. This ion was found recently to be stable in the Dirac-Coulomb-Breit Hamiltonian; an improved basis and correlating all 119 electrons give a binding energy of 0.064(2)eV. The QED contribution is 0.0059(5) eV, amounting to a 9% reduction of the binding energy. This is the largest relative QED effect reported for neutral or weakly ionized atoms, and confirms the importance of QED corrections for superheavy elements.

  • Received 15 November 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.67.020102

©2003 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Igor Goidenko1, Leonti Labzowsky1,2, Ephraim Eliav3, Uzi Kaldor3, and Pekka Pyykkö4

  • 1Institute of Physics, St. Petersburg State University, 198904 Uljanovskaya 1, Petrodvorets, St. Petersburg, Russia
  • 2Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, 188350, Gatchina, St. Petersburg, Russia
  • 3School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
  • 4Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1), FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland

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Vol. 67, Iss. 2 — February 2003

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