Abstract
Proton structure effects in hydrogenic bound states are analyzed using nonrelativistic QED effective field theory. Implications for the Lamb shift in muonic hydrogen are discussed. Model-dependent assumptions in previous analyses are isolated, and sensitivity to poorly constrained hadronic structure in the two-photon exchange contribution is identified.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 160402 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 13 2011 |
Funding
| Funders | Funder number |
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| National Science Foundation (NSF) | |
| Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 0855039 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy