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Thermal corrections to the one-photon spontaneous and induced transition probabilities for hydrogen and hydrogen-like ions are evaluated. The found thermal corrections are given by the vertex Feynman graph, where the vertex represents the…
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The longitudinal asymmetry due to $Z^0$ exchange is calculated in quasi-elastic electron-deuteron scattering at momentum transfers $|Q^2| \simeq 0.1$ GeV$^2$ relevant for the SAMPLE experiment. The deuteron and $pn$ scattering-state wave…
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The polarization of radiation by scattering on an atom embedded in combined external quadrupole electric and uniform magnetic fields is studied theoretically. Limiting cases of scattering under Zeeman effect and Hanle effect in weak…
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