1. Pionic Hydrogen
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Gotta, Detlev, Amaro, P., Anagnostopoulos, Dimitri, Bühler, Anneke, Covita, Daniel, Gorke, H., Gruber, A., Hennebach, Maik, Hirtl, Albert, Indelicato, Paul, Ishiwatari, T., Le Bigot, Eric-Olivier, Marton, J., Nekipelov, M., Dos Santos, Joaquim, Schlesser, S., Schmid, Ph., Simons, Leopold, Strauch, Th., Trassinelli, Martino, Veloso, João, Zmeskal, J., Institut für Kernphysik (Institut für Kernphysik), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH | Centre de recherche de Juliers, Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association-Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association, Departamento de Fìsica [Lisboa] (DF), Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia = School of Science & Technology (FCT NOVA), Universidade Nova de Lisboa = NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA)-Universidade Nova de Lisboa = NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA), Centro de Fìsica Atòmica (CFA), Universidade de Lisboa (ULISBOA), Laboratoire Kastler Brossel (LKB (Jussieu)), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Department of Material Science and Engineering (DMSE), University of Ioannina, Institut für Therapieforschung, München, Präventionsforschung, Departamento de Fisica [Aveiro], Universidade de Aveiro, Institut für Kernphysik (IKP), Institut für Mittelenergiephysik (IMEP), Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), Departamento de Física [Coimbra] (DFC), Universidade de Coimbra [Coimbra], Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Institut des Nanosciences de Paris (INSP), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon (ULISBOA), Fédération de recherche du Département de physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure - ENS Paris (FRDPENS), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-ATOM-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Atomic Physics [physics.atom-ph] ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Nuclear Theory ,Physics and Astronomy(all) ,7. Clean energy ,01 natural sciences ,crystal spectrometer ,0103 physical sciences ,Physics::Atomic Physics ,pion-nucleon scattering lengths ,010306 general physics ,Nuclear Experiment ,exotic atoms ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS - Abstract
K X-rays from pionic hydrogen and deuterium as well as muonic hydrogen have been measured using a highresolution crystal spectrometer at the _E5 beam line of the Paul Scherrer Institut. From the ground-state level shifts and broadenings of the hydrogen isotopes, caused by the strong interaction, low-energy parameters of QCD become accessible as are the pion-nucleon scattering lengths and the threshold production strength of pions in nucleon-nucleon collisions. Muonic hydrogen allows important insights in the de-excitation cascade of such exotic atoms, the understanding of which is essential for a precision determination of the above-mentioned quantities. First experimental results are discussed in the context of recent results from theoretical e_orts within the approach of chiral pertubation theory and atomic cascade calculations.
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- 2011