Light-by-light scattering contribution to the decay rate of orthopositronium at order [alpha][sup 2][Gamma][sub LO]

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1995 · Physical Review A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.51.R875· OSTI ID:6850576

Adkins, G S ^[1]; Lymberopoulos, M ^[2]

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1. Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604 (United States)
2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019 (United States)

We calculate the contribution of the six radiatively corrected light-by-light scattering graphs to the decay rate of orthopositronium. Our result is [Gamma][sub light-by-light]= [minus][alpha][sup 2]ln(1/[alpha])[Gamma][sub LO]+9.0074(9)([alpha][sup 2]/[pi][sup 2])[Gamma][sub LO]. Our result contains a known analytic logarithm plus a new constant term which contributes 0.000 350 [mu]s[sup [minus]1] to the rate.

• OSTI ID: 6850576
• Journal Information: Physical Review A; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review A; (United States) Vol. 51:2; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
CORRECTIONS
DECAY
DIAGRAMS
GAMMA DECAY
KINETICS
LIGHT SCATTERING
NUCLEAR DECAY
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
POSITRONIUM
RADIATIVE CORRECTIONS
SCATTERING
SPIN