Dipole Excitation of Dipositronium
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2010-04-15 v1
Abstract
The energy interval between the ground and the P-wave excited states of the recently discovered positronium molecule Ps_2 is evaluated, including the relativistic and the leading logarithmic radiative corrections, E_P-E_S = 0.181 586 7(8) a.u. The P-state, decaying usually via annihilation, is found to decay into the ground state by an electric dipole transition 19 percent of the time. Anticipated observation of this transition will provide insight into this exotic system.
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@article{arxiv.0810.0013,
title = {Dipole Excitation of Dipositronium},
author = {Mariusz Puchalski and Andrzej Czarnecki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.0013},
year = {2010}
}
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5 pages