Comprehensive theory of the Lamb shift in light muonic atoms
Krzysztof Pachucki, Vadim Lensky, Franziska Hagelstein, Simone Salvatore Li Muli, Sonia Bacca, Randolf Pohl
Abstract
This article reviews recent literature and presents new calculations of the Lamb shift in light muonic atoms. Point-nucleus QED and nuclear structure effects are treated consistently among all muonic and electronic atoms to allow for improved determination of nuclear charge radii and fundamental constants.
Topics & Concepts
Lamb shiftPhysicsExotic atomAtomic physicsEffective nuclear chargeCharge radiusCharge (physics)Nuclear physicsNuclear structureMuonParticle physicsElectronProtonAtomic and Molecular PhysicsNuclear physics research studiesMuon and positron interactions and applications