Asymmetry of the natural line profile for the hydrogen atom
Atomic Physics
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
The asymmetry of the natural line profile for transitions in hydrogen-like atoms is evaluated within a QED framework. For the Lyman-alpha absorption transition in neutral hydrogen this asymmetry results in an additional energy shift of 2.929856 Hz. For the transition it amounts to -1.512674 Hz. As a new feature this correction turns out to be process dependent. The quoted numbers refer to the Compton-scattering process.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0107054,
title = {Asymmetry of the natural line profile for the hydrogen atom},
author = {L. N. Labzowsky and D. A. Solovyev and G. Plunien and G. Soff},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0107054},
year = {2009}
}
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