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Second-order hyperfine correction to H, D, and $^3$He energy levels

Atomic Physics 2024-12-10 v2 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

The complete second-order hyperfine-interaction correction is calculated for centroid energy levels of H, D, and 3^3He atoms. For 3^3He, the corrections of 2.075-2.075~kHz and 0.305-0.305~kHz beyond the leading hyperfine-mixing contribution are obtained for the 21S2^1S and 23S2^3S states, respectively. These results shift the nuclear charge radii difference derived from the 3^3He -4^4He isotope shift and largely resolve the previously reported disagreement between the muonic and electronic helium determinations [van der Werf et al., arXiv:2306.02333 (2023); Schuhmann et al., arXiv:2305.11679 (2023)].

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@article{arxiv.2411.05621,
  title  = {Second-order hyperfine correction to H, D, and $^3$He energy levels},
  author = {Krzysztof Pachucki and Vojtěch Patkóš and Vladimir A. Yerokhin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.05621},
  year   = {2024}
}

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