The Lamb shift of excited S-levels in hydrogen and deuterium atoms

• DOI: 10.1007/s004600050116
• Publication Date: 2002-08-25T08:52:48Z
• Authors: Savely G. Karshen...
• Keywords: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology; High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph); 0103 physical sciences; FOS: Physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

21 pages, 7 tables<br/>A specific combination of $s$-state Lamb shift $��E_L(1s_{1/2}) - n^3 ��E_L(ns_{1/2})$ is considered. Its value is calculated both in the hydrogen and deuterium atoms for $n$ up to 12. The result inludes all correction which can contribute $1 kHz$ and particulary: one-loop self energy and vacuum polarization, two-loop contribution. Nuclear finite-size corrections for the isotopic difference of the combination are also evaluated.<br/>