Quadratic Zeeman effect in light boron-like ions
Abstract
The quadratic Zeeman effect is calculated for the ground state of light boron-like ions in the range of nuclear-charge numbers . 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 state are obtained. The results can be used for the analysis of high-precision -factor and fine-structure splitting measurements in boron-like highly charged ions.
Cite
@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}
}
Comments
17 pages 4 figures and 3 tables