SINGLE-PHOTON ANNIHILATION CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE POSITRONIUM HYPERFINESPLITTING TO ORDER M(E)ALPHA(6)

Authors
HOANG AH LABELLE P ZEBARJAD SM
Citation
Ah. Hoang et al., SINGLE-PHOTON ANNIHILATION CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE POSITRONIUM HYPERFINESPLITTING TO ORDER M(E)ALPHA(6), Physical review letters, 79(18), 1997, pp. 3387-3390
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
79
Issue
18
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3387 - 3390
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1997)79:18<3387:SACTTP>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The single photon annihilation contributions for the positronium groun d state hyperfine splitting are calculated analytically to order m(e) alpha(6) using nonrelativistic QED. Based on intuitive physical argume nts the same result can also be determined using results from previous calculations. Our result completes the hyperfine splitting calculatio n to order m(e) alpha(6). We compare the theoretical prediction with t he most recent experimental measurement.