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Precision Microwave Spectroscopy of the Positronium n=2 Fine Structure.

Authors :
Gurung L
Babij TJ
Hogan SD
Cassidy DB
Source :
Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2020 Aug 14; Vol. 125 (7), pp. 073002.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

We report a new measurement of the positronium (Ps) 2^{3}S_{1}→2^{3}P_{0} interval. Slow Ps atoms, optically excited to the radiatively metastable 2^{3}S_{1} level, flew through a microwave radiation field tuned to drive the transition to the short-lived 2^{3}P_{0} level, which was detected via the time spectrum of subsequent ground state Ps annihilation radiation. After accounting for Zeeman shifts we obtain a transition frequency ν_{0}=18501.02±0.61  MHz, which is not in agreement with the theoretical value of ν_{0}=18498.25±0.08  MHz.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1079-7114
Volume :
125
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32857572
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.073002