Radiative nonrecoil nuclear finite size corrections of order α(Zα)5\alpha(Z \alpha)^5 to the Lamb shift in light muonic atoms

On the basis of quasipotential method in quantum electrodynamics we calculate nuclear finite size radiative corrections of order $\alpha(Z \alpha)^5$ to the Lamb shift in muonic hydrogen and helium. To construct the interaction potential of particles, which gives the necessary contributions to the energy spectrum, we use the method of projection operators to states with a definite spin. Separate analytic expressions for the contributions of the muon self-energy, the muon vertex operator and the amplitude with spanning photon are obtained. We present also numerical results for these contributions using modern experimental data on the electromagnetic form factors of light nuclei.Comment: 8 pages, 1 Figur

Hyperfine structure of S-states in muonic deuterium

On the basis of quasipotential method in quantum electrodynamics we calculate corrections of order $\alpha^5$ and $\alpha^6$ to hyperfine structure of S-wave energy levels of muonic deuterium. Relativistic corrections, effects of vacuum polarization in first, second and third orders of perturbation theory, nuclear structure and recoil corrections are taken into account. The obtained numerical values of hyperfine splitting $\Delta E^{hfs}(1S)=50.2814$ meV (1S state) and $\Delta E^{hfs}(2S)=6.2804$ meV (2S state) represent reliable estimate for a comparison with forthcoming experimental data of CREMA collaboration. The hyperfine structure interval $\Delta_{12}=8\Delta E^{hfs}(2S)-\Delta E^{hfs}(1S)=-0.0379$ meV can be used for precision check of quantum electrodynamics predictions for muonic deterium.Comment: 18 pages, 7 figure

The correction of hadronic nucleus polarizability to hyperfine structure of light muonic atoms

The calculation of hadronic polarizability contribution of the nucleus to hyperfine structure of muonic hydrogen and helium is carried out within the unitary isobar model and experimental data on the polarized structure functions of deep inelastic lepton-proton and lepton-deuteron scattering. The calculation of virtual absorption cross sections of transversely and longitudinally polarized photons by nucleons in the resonance region is performed in the framework of the program MAID.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures, Talk presented at 23th International Workshop on High Energy Physics and Quantum Field Theory (QFTHEP 2017

Energy levels of mesonic helium in quantum electrodynamics

On the basis of variational method we study energy levels of pionic helium $(\pi-e-He)$ and kaonic helium $(K-e-He)$ with an electron in ground state and a meson in excited state with principal and orbital quantum numbers $n\sim l+1\sim 20$. Variational wave functions are taken in the Gaussian form. Matrix elements of the basic Hamiltonian and corrections to vacuum polarization and relativism are calculated analytically in a closed form. We calculate some bound state energies and transition frequencies which can be studied in the experiment.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figure

Contribution of hadronic light-by-light scattering to the hyperfine structure of muonium

The contribution of hadronic scattering of light-by-light to the hyperfine structure of muonium is calculated using experimental data on the transition form factors of two photons into a hadron. The amplitudes of interaction between a muon and an electron with horizontal and vertical exchange are constructed. The contributions due to the exchange of pseudoscalar, axial vector, scalar and tensor mesons are taken into account.Comment: 13 pages, 1 figur

Proton polarizability effect in the hyperfine splitting of the hydrogen atom

The contribution of the proton polarizability to the ground state hyperfine splitting in the hydrogen atom is evaluated on the basis of isobar model and evolution equations for the parton distributions. The contributions of the Born terms, vector meson exchanges and nucleon resonances are taken into account in the construction of the proton polarized structure functions $g_{1,2}(W,Q^2)$. Numerical values of this effect are equal $(2.2\pm 0.8)\times 10^{-6}$ times the Fermi splitting in electronic hydrogen and $(4.70\pm 1.04)\times 10^{-4}$ times the Fermi splitting in muonic hydrogen.Comment: 11 pages, 5 figure