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Title: Contribution of light-by-light scattering to the orders [ital O]([ital m][alpha][sup 8]) and [ital O]([ital m][alpha][sup 8]ln [alpha]) orthopositronium decay rate

Journal Article · · Physical Review A; (United States)
 [1];  [2]
  1. Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604 (United States)
  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019 (United States)

The gauge invariant contribution of the six radiatively corrected light-by-light scattering processes to the decay rate of orthopositronium into three photons is calculated. The infrared-safe Yennie gauge is used for the loop photons. The relative order of [alpha][sup 2] part of our result, 9.0074(9)([alpha][sup 2]/[pi][sup 2])[Gamma][sub LO], makes a 0.000350 [mu]s[sup [minus]1] contribution to the decay rate, thus reducing slightly the apparent discrepancy between the theoretical and experimental results. [Gamma][sub LO] is the lowest-order decay rate. The analytically obtained relative order [alpha][sup 2]ln [alpha] part of our result, [minus][alpha][sup 2]ln(1/[alpha])[Gamma][sub LO], is in agreement with earlier evaluations.

DOE Contract Number:
FG05-91ER40636
OSTI ID:
6401780
Journal Information:
Physical Review A; (United States), Vol. 50:4; ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English