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Quadratic Zeeman effect in light boron-like ions

Atomic Physics 2026-05-11 v1

Abstract

The quadratic Zeeman effect is calculated for the ground 2P1/2^2P_{1/2} state of light boron-like ions in the range of nuclear-charge numbers Z=1024Z = 10-24. The calculations are performed in the Furry picture using three models for the zeroth-order approximation potential: pure nuclear Coulomb potential and two effective screening potentials - core-Hartree and Kohn-Sham. First-order perturbation-theory contributions are considered: the one-photon-exchange correction and the radiative corrections associated with the self-energy and vacuum-polarization diagrams. The dominant contributions from the self-energy diagrams are calculated within a rigorous QED approach. The vacuum polarization corrections are obtained within the electric-loop approximation in the leading order, which is given by the Uehling potential. As a result, theoretical predictions for the contribution of the quadratic Zeeman effect to the binding energy of the valence electron in the 2P1/2^2P_{1/2} state are obtained. The results can be used for the analysis of high-precision gg-factor and fine-structure splitting measurements in boron-like highly charged ions.

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@article{arxiv.2605.07732,
  title  = {Quadratic Zeeman effect in light boron-like ions},
  author = {V. A. Agababaev and A. V. Volotka and D. A. Glazov and A. V. Malyshev and M. M. Osiptsov and V. M. Shabaev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.07732},
  year   = {2026}
}

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17 pages 4 figures and 3 tables

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