Theoretical study of the accuracy limits for the optical resonance frequency measurements
Atomic Physics
2009-11-13 v1
Abstract
The principal limits for the accuracy of the resonance frequency measurements set by the asymmetry of the natural resonance line shape are studied and applied to the recent accurate frequency measurements in the two-photon 1s-2s resonance and in the one-photon 1s-2p resonance in hydrogen atom. This limit for 1s-2s resonance is found to be Hz compared to the accuracy achieved in experiment Hz. In case of deuterium atom the limit is essentially larger: Hz. For 1s-2p resonance the accuracy limit is 0.17 MHz while the uncertainty of the recent frequency measurement is about 6 MHz.
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@article{arxiv.0704.2190,
title = {Theoretical study of the accuracy limits for the optical resonance frequency measurements},
author = {L. Labzowsky and G. Schedrin and D. Solovyev and G. Plunien},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0704.2190},
year = {2009}
}
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to be published in Physical Review Letters