Last vacuum polarization contribution of order α2(Zα)EF to muonium and hydrogen hyperfine splitting

Michael I. Eides, Savely G. Karshenboim, Valery A. Shelyuto

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Abstract

The contribution to the hyperfine splitting of order α2(Zα)EF, generated by the polarization operator insertion into the radiation photon line, is calculated. It turns out to be -0.310742...·[α2(Zα)/π]EF, thus giving -0.17 kHz for muonium and -0.054 kHz for hydrogen.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)519-522
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume249
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 25 1990

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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