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Hyperfine structure of S-states in muonic deuterium
On the basis of quasipotential method in quantum electrodynamics we calculate
corrections of order and 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 meV (1S state) and
meV (2S state) represent reliable estimate for a
comparison with forthcoming experimental data of CREMA collaboration. The
hyperfine structure interval meV can be used for precision check of quantum
electrodynamics predictions for muonic deterium.Comment: 18 pages, 7 figure
Radiative nonrecoil nuclear finite size corrections of order 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 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
Magneto-Optical Trap for Thulium Atoms
Thulium atoms are trapped in a magneto-optical trap using a strong transition
at 410 nm with a small branching ratio. We trap up to atoms at
a temperature of 0.8(2) mK after deceleration in a 40 cm long Zeeman slower.
Optical leaks from the cooling cycle influence the lifetime of atoms in the MOT
which varies between 0.3 -1.5 s in our experiments. The lower limit for the
leaking rate from the upper cooling level is measured to be 22(6) s. The
repumping laser transferring the atomic population out of the F=3 hyperfine
ground-state sublevel gives a 30% increase for the lifetime and the number of
atoms in the trap.Comment: 4 pages, 6 figure
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