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Higher order proton structure corrections to the Lamb shift in muonic hydrogen

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2013-05-29 v1 Nuclear Theory Atomic Physics

Abstract

The recent conundrum with the proton charge radius inspires reconsideration of the corrections that enter into determinations of the proton size. We study the two-photon proton-structure corrections, with special consideration of the non-pole subtraction term in the dispersion relation, and using fits to modern data to evaluate the energy contributions. We find that individual contributions change more than the total, and present results with error estimates.

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@article{arxiv.1101.5965,
  title  = {Higher order proton structure corrections to the Lamb shift in muonic hydrogen},
  author = {Carl E. Carlson and Marc Vanderhaeghen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.5965},
  year   = {2013}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures