Two-body effects in the decay rate of atomic levels
Atomic Physics
2009-10-30 v3
Abstract
Recoil corrections to the atomic decay rate are considered in the order of Zm/M . The expressions are treated exactly without any expansion over Z alpha. The expressions obtained are valid both for muonic atoms (for which they contribute on the level of a few percent in high Z ions) and for electronic atoms. Explicit results for Lyman-alpha transitions for low-Z of the order (Zm/M)(Z alpha)^2 are also presented.
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@article{arxiv.physics/9704003,
title = {Two-body effects in the decay rate of atomic levels},
author = {Savely G. Karshenboim},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/9704003},
year = {2009}
}
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