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arxiv: nucl-th/0508025 · v1 · submitted 2005-08-12 · ⚛️ nucl-th · physics.atom-ph

Muonic Hydrogen and the Third Zemach Moment

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We determine the third Zemach moment of hydrogen (<r^3>_(2)) using only the world data on elastic electron-proton scattering. This moment dominates the O (Z alpha)^5 hadronic correction to the Lamb shift in muonic atoms. The resulting moment, <r^3 >_(2) = 2.71(13) fm^3, is somewhat larger than previously inferred values based on models. The contribution of that moment to the muonic hydrogen 2S level is -0.0247(12) meV.

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