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arxiv: 1312.3728 · v3 · pith:SE3M3YLMnew · submitted 2013-12-13 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph

Theoretical transition frequencies beyond 0.1 ppb accuracy in H₂^+, HD^+, and antiprotonic helium

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keywords alphaordertransitionsantiprotoniccorrectionsfrequenciesheliumrelative
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We present improved theoretical calculations of transition frequencies for the fundamental transitions $(L\!=\!0,v\!=\!1)\to(L'\!=\!0,v'\!=\!0)$ in the hydrogen molecular ions H$_2^+$ and HD$^+$ with a relative uncertainty $4\cdot10^{-11}$ and for the two-photon transitions in the antiprotonic helium atom with a relative uncertainty $10^{-10}$. To do that, the one-loop self-energy correction of order $\alpha(Z\alpha)^6$ is derived in the two Coulomb center approximation, and numerically evaluated in the case of the aforementioned transitions. The final results also include a complete set of other spin-independent corrections of order $m\alpha^7$. The leading order corrections of $\alpha^2\ln^3(Z\alpha)^{-2}(Z\alpha)^6$ are also considered that allows to estimate a magnitude of yet uncalculated contributions.

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