Precision spectroscopy of the n-italicf-italic triplet Rydberg states of H/sub 2/ and determination of the triplet ionization potential

Journal Article · Mon Jun 16 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.56.2602· OSTI ID:5522347

Eyler, E E; Short, R C; Pipkin, F M

Several triplet Rydberg f-italic states in molecular hydrogen were observed with a resolution of about 50 MHz under stepwise excitation. Extrapolation of the energy intervals to the Rydberg series limit gives a precise value for the ionization energy for H/sub 2/ relative to the lowest triplet bound state, the c-italic(2p-italic) /sup 3/Pi/sub u/ state, and an improved value for the ionization potential of the H/sub 2/ molecule in the ground state. The new value for the ionization potential is in excellent agreement with a-italicb-italic i-italicn-italici-italict-italici-italico-italic calculations and confirms the Lamb shift in the ground state of H/sub 2/.

• Research Organization: Lyman Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
• OSTI ID: 5522347
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 56:24; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
BOUND STATE
CORRELATIONS
DATA
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
EXCITED STATES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
EXTRAPOLATION
FREQUENCY RANGE
GROUND STATES
HYDROGEN
INFORMATION
IONIZATION POTENTIAL
LAMB SHIFT
MHZ RANGE
MHZ RANGE 01-100
MOLECULES
MULTIPLETS
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
P STATES
RESOLUTION
RYDBERG STATES
SPECTRAL SHIFT
TRIPLETS