Nuclear Structure Corrections in Muonic Deuterium

Journal Article · Fri May 13 04:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.106.193007· OSTI ID:21538332

Pachucki, Krzysztof ^[1]

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1. Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Hoza 69, 00-681 Warsaw (Poland)

The muonic hydrogen experiment measuring the 2P-2S transition energy [R. Pohl et al., Nature (London) 466, 213 (2010)] is significantly discrepant with theoretical predictions based on quantum electrodynamics. A possible approach to resolve this conundrum is to compare experimental values with theoretical predictions in another system, muonic deuterium {mu}D. The only correction which might be questioned in {mu}D is that due to the deuteron polarizability. We investigate this effect in detail and observe cancellation with the elastic contribution. The total value obtained for the deuteron structure correction in the 2P-2S transition is 1.680(16) meV.

• OSTI ID: 21538332
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 106; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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