General theory for Rydberg states of atoms: nonrelativistic case
Atomic Physics
2017-03-08 v1
Abstract
We carry out a complete derivation on nonrelativistic energies of atomic Rydberg states, including finite nuclear mass corrections. Several missing terms are found and a discrepancy is confirmed in the works of Drachman [in Long Range Casimir Forces: Theory and Recent Experiments on Atomic Systems, edited by F. S. Levin and D. A. Micha (Plenum, New York, 1993)] and Drake [Adv. At., Mol., Opt. Phys. 31, 1 (1993)]. As a benchmark, we present a detailed tabulation of different energy levels.
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@article{arxiv.1701.06339,
title = {General theory for Rydberg states of atoms: nonrelativistic case},
author = {Xiao-Feng Wang and Zong-Chao Yan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.06339},
year = {2017}
}
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