Precision measurements in helium at 58 nm: Ground state Lmb shift and the 1 S-1 2 P-1 transition isotope shift

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Eikema, KSE
Ubachs, W
Vassen, W
Hogervorst, W
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[1] Laser Centre Vrije Universiteit, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Amsterdam, 1081 HV
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.1216
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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A source of narrow bandwidth (<800 MHz) tunable laser radiation at 58.4 nm has been developed and is applied to record the 1'S-2'P transition in He-3 and He-4. From the He-4 transition frequency of 171134.8936(58) cm(-1) a fivefold improved ground state Lamb shift of 1.3763(58) cm(-1) is deduced, in good agreement with the theoretical value of 1.3755(10) cm(-1). The measured 1'S-2'P transition isotope shift of 263410(7) MHz presents a more than 2 order of magnitude improvement over a previous value and agrees with a theoretical value of 263411.26(11) MHz.
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