Published May 15, 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Nuclear polarization contribution to the Lamb shift in heavy atoms

  • 1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universitaet, Robert-Mayer-Strasse 8-10, Postfach 111chemical bond932, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany

Description

The energy shift of the 1s/sub 1/2/ state in /sub <2//sub 92//sup 38/U due to virtual excitation of nuclear rotational modes is shown to be a considerable correction for atomic high-precision experiments. In contrast to this, nuclear polarization effects are of minor importance for Lamb-shift studies in /sub <2//sub 82//sup 08/Pb

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Journal Title
Physical Review, A
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
10
Series
Phys. Rev., A.
Journal Page Range
5428-5431
ISSN
0556-2791
CODEN
PLRAA