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arxiv: physics/0311128 · v2 · pith:2UW4LMSJnew · submitted 2003-11-26 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph

Precision Spectroscopy of Atomic Hydrogen and Variations of Fundamental Constants

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In 2003 we have measured the absolute frequency of the $(1S, F=1, m_F=\pm 1) \leftrightarrow (2S, F'=1, m_F'=\pm 1)$ two-photon transition in atomic hydrogen. We observed a variation of $(-29\pm 57)$ Hz over a 44 months interval separating this measurement from the previous one performed in 1999. We have combined this result with recently published results of optical transition frequency measurement in the $^{199}$Hg$^+$ ion and and comparison between clocks based on $^{87}$Rb and $^{133}$Cs. From this combination we deduce the stringent limits for fractional time variation of the fine structure constant $\partial/{\partial t}(\ln \alpha)=(-0.9\pm 4.2)\times 10^{-15}$ yr$^{-1}$ and for the ratio of $^{87}$Rb and $^{133}$Cs spin magnetic moments $\partial/{\partial t}(\ln[\mu_{\rm {Rb}}/\mu_{\rm {Cs}}])=(0.5\pm 2.1)\times 10^{-15}$ yr$^{-1}$. This is the first precise restriction for the fractional time variation of $\alpha$ made without assumptions about the relative drifts of the constants of electromagnetic, strong and weak interactions.

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