Radiative $\bm{\alpha^7m}$ QED contribution to the helium Lamb shift
Atomic Physics
2021-01-13 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
We present a derivation of the last unknown part of the contribution to the Lamb shift of a two-electron atom, induced by the radiative QED effects beyond the Bethe logarithm. This derivation is performed in the framework of nonrelativistic quantum electrodynamics and is valid for the triplet (spin ) atomic states. The obtained formulas are free from any divergences and are suitable for a numerical evaluation. This opens a way for a complete numerical calculation of the QED effects in helium, which will allow an accurate determination of the nuclear charge radius from measurements of helium transition frequencies.
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@article{arxiv.2012.00503,
title = {Radiative $\bm{\alpha^7m}$ QED contribution to the helium Lamb shift},
author = {Vojtěch Patkóš and Vladimir A. Yerokhin and Krzysztof Pachucki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.00503},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
28 pages, corrected numerous misprints