Nuclear polarization contribution to the Lamb shift in heavy atoms

Journal Article · Mon May 15 04:00:00 EDT 1989 · Phys. Rev. A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.39.5428· OSTI ID:6168296

Plunien, G; Mueller, B; Greiner, W; Soff, G

The energy shift of the 1s/sub 1/2/ state in /sub <2//sub 92//sup 38/U due to virtual excitation of nuclear rotational modes is shown to be a considerable correction for atomic high-precision experiments. In contrast to this, nuclear polarization effects are of minor importance for Lamb-shift studies in /sub <2//sub 82//sup 08/Pb.

• Research Organization: Institut fuer Theoretische Physik der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universitaet, Robert-Mayer-Strasse 8-10, Postfach 111chemically bond932, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany
• OSTI ID: 6168296
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. A; (United States) Vol. 39:10; ISSN PLRAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CORRECTIONS
ELECTRODYNAMICS
ENERGY LEVELS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EXCITED STATES
EXPERIMENT PLANNING
FIELD THEORIES
HEAVY NUCLEI
IONS
ISOTOPES
LAMB SHIFT
LEAD IONS
MULTICHARGED IONS
NUCLEI
PLANNING
POLARIZATION
QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
RADIOISOTOPES
ROTATIONAL STATES
SPECTRAL SHIFT
URANIUM 238
URANIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES