QED tests with highly-charged ions
Abstract
The current status of bound state quantum electrodynamics calculations of transition energies for few-electron ions is reviewed. Evaluation of one and two body QED correction is presented, as well as methods to evaluate many-body effects that cannot beevaluated with present-day QED calculations. Experimental methods, their evolution over time, as well as progress in accuracy are presented. A detailed, quantitative, comparison between theory and experiment is presented for transition energies in few-electron ions. In particular the impact of the nuclear size correction on the quality of QED tests as a function of the atomic number is discussed.The cases of hyperfine transition energies and of bound-electron Land{\'e} -factor are also considered.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1909.06274,
title = {QED tests with highly-charged ions},
author = {Paul Indelicato},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.06274},
year = {2020}
}