Asymmetry of the natural line profile for the hydrogen atom - art. no. 143003

Authors
Labzowsky, LN Solovyev, DA Plunien, G Soff, G
Citation
Ln. Labzowsky et al., Asymmetry of the natural line profile for the hydrogen atom - art. no. 143003, PHYS REV L, 8714(14), 2001, pp. 3003
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
8714
Issue
14
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20011001)8714:14<3003:AOTNLP>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The asymmetry of the natural line profile for transitions in hydrogenlike a toms is evaluated within a QED framework. For the Lyman-alpha 1s-2p absorpt ion transition in neutral hydrogen this asymmetry results in an additional energy shift of 2.929 856 Hz. For the 2s(1/2)-2p(3/2) transition it amounts to - 1.512 674 Hz. As a new feature this correction turns out to be proces s dependent. The quoted numbers refer to the Compton-scattering process.