Title :
High resolution spectroscopy of the hydrogen atom
Author :
Bourzeix, S. ; deBeauvoir, B. ; Nez, F. ; Plimmer, M.D. ; deTomasi, F. ; Julien, L. ; Biraben, F. ; Cagnac, B.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Kastler Brossel, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Abstract :
The two-photon spectroscopy is applied to the hydrogen atom to measure the Lamb shift of the 1S level and the Rydberg constant. We have deduced the 1S Lamb shift from the comparison of the 1S-3S and 2S-6S/D transitions. In another experiment, a very precise measurement of the Rydberg constant is being performed from a direct frequency comparison of the 2S-8S/D transition with a two-photon rubidium standard at 778 nm.
Keywords :
Lamb shift; hydrogen; hydrogen neutral atoms; two-photon spectra; H; Lamb shift; Rydberg constant; high resolution two-photon spectroscopy; hydrogen atom; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Frequency measurement; Hydrogen; Laser transitions; Measurement standards; Optical interferometry; Performance evaluation; Spectroscopy; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1996 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Braunschweig, Germany
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3376-4
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1996.546758
