Order α2 Corrections to the Decay Rate of Orthopositronium

G. S. Adkins, R. N. Fell, and J. Sapirstein
Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 5086 – Published 29 May 2000
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Abstract

Order α2 corrections to the decay rate of orthopositronium are calculated in the framework of nonrelativistic QED. The resulting contribution is found to be in significant disagreement with one set of experimental measurements, though another experiment is in agreement with theory.

  • Received 3 March 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.5086

©2000 American Physical Society

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G. S. Adkins

  • Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604

R. N. Fell

  • Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 01742

J. Sapirstein

  • Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556

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Vol. 84, Iss. 22 — 29 May 2000

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