Related papers: On the Positronium g-factor
We have measured the ground-state $g$-factor of boronlike argon $^{40}\textrm{Ar}^{13+}$ with a fractional uncertainty of \SI{1.4e-9}{} with a single ion in the newly developed ALPHATRAP double Penning-trap setup. The here obtained value of…
The positronium, as the lightest purely leptonic bound state, provides an ideal testing ground for a quantum field--theoretical (QFT) description of composite systems. While its electromagnetic annihilation is well understood as the…
The influence of nuclear polarization on the bound-electron $g$ factor in heavy hydrogenlike ions is investigated. Numerical calculations are performed for the K- and L-shell electrons taking into account the dominant virtual nuclear…
A maximum value for the magnetic field is determined, which provides the full compensation of the positronium rest mass by the binding energy in the maximum symmetry state and disappearance of the energy gap separating the electron-positron…
This talk summarizes some results on bound-state properties obtained since the previous (1998) RADCOR meeting. Recent results on radiative corrections to positronium decay width and the $g$-factor of a bound electron are described. A new…
Using light-cone sum rule techniques, we estimate the form factors which parametrise the hadronic matrix elements that are relevant for semi-leptonic three-body proton decays. The obtained form factors allow us to determine the differential…
Considerable similarity between positronium atom and an exciton in a quantum dot is indicated. Following this, we apply the calculation regime from the theory of excitons to describe some aspects of formation of a positronium in matter. We…
The positronium molecule (Ps$_2$) has not been experimentally observed yet because its tiny (4.5 eV) binding energy cannot be detected when the molecule annihilates by emitting two photons with energy of 0.51 MeV each. It is shown in this…
The determination of the electron mass from Penning-trap measurements with $^{12}$C$^{5+}$ ions and from theoretical results for the bound-electron $g$ factor is described in detail. Some recently calculated contributions slightly shift the…
The logarithmically enhanced alpha^7 ln(1/alpha) contribution to the hyperfine splitting of the positronium ground-state energy levels is calculated in the framework of dimensionally regularized nonrelativistic quantum electrodynamics. The…
Relativistic calculations for the $g$ factor of the lowest excited states $2p_{1/2}$ and $2p_{3/2}$ of lithium-like ions over a wide range of the nuclear charge numbers $Z=10-92$ are presented. Interelectronic interaction is considered…
We obtain positronium Hyperfine Splitting owing to the non-commutativity of space and show that, in the leading order, it is proportional to $\theta \alpha^6$ where, $\theta$ is the parameter of non-commutativity. It is also shown that…
The precise value of the $g$-factor in graphene is of fundamental interest for all spin-related properties and their application. We investigate monolayer graphene on a Si/SiO2 substrate by resistively detected electron spin resonance…
Recent polarization transfer measurements of the proton form factors disagree with previous Rosenbluth extractions. In addition to providing insight into the proton structure, the form factors also provide crucial input for the analysis of…
The electron mass in atomic mass units has been determined with a relative uncertainty of $2.8\cdot 10^{-11}$, which represents a 13-fold improvement of the 2010 CODATA value. The underlying measurement principle combines a high-precision…
We present high-precision spectroscopy of the ground-state hyperfine structure of HD$^+$ at 4~T. We determine the bound-electron $g$ factor, $g_{e,\mathrm{bound}} = -2.002\,278\,540\,96(40)$, to a relative uncertainty of…
The single photon annihilation contributions for the positronium ground state hyperfine splitting are calculated analytically to order $m_e\alpha^6$ using NRQED. Based on intuitive physical arguments the same result can also be determined…
We calculate the bound-electron $g$ factor for a wide range of rovibrational states of the molecular hydrogen ions H$_2^+$ and HD$^+$. Relativistic and QED corrections of orders up to $\alpha^5$ are taken into account. All contributions are…
The ratio between the Land\'e g-factors of the $^{87}$Rb $F=2$ and $^{85}$Rb $F=3$ ground state hyperfine levels is experimentally measured to be $g_F(87)/g_F(85) = 1.4988586(1)$, consistent with previous measurements. The g-factor ratio is…
A detailed presentation is given of the analytic calculation of the single-photon annihilation contributions to the positronium ground state hyperfine splitting to order $m_e\alpha^6$ in the framework of non-relativistic effective theories.…