Published March 4, 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Precision measurement of the 3s1/2-3p3/2 transition energy in Na-like platinum ions

  • 1. University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P. O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550 (USA)

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We report a measurement of the 3s1/2-3p3/2 transition energy in Na-like 78Pt67+ ions of 653.44±0.02(stat) ±0.05(syst) eV. The x rays were observed from ions in an electron-beam ion trap. The uncertainty in our result corresponds to 1% of the total estimated quantum electrodynamic radiative contribution to this transition energy. This value differs significantly from extrapolations based on previous lower-Z data, and establishes a benchmark for calculations of high-Z multielectron radiative and relativistic effects

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
66
Journal Issue
9
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1150-1153
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA