Abstract
Quantum-electrodynamics (QED) theory has been tested with high accuracy. However, QED tests in atomic hydrogen are currently limited by the experimentally determined value of the proton charge radius. Therefore spectroscopic measurements were conducted with muonic-atoms (μH and μD) to determine the proton and the deuteron charge radii with an order of magnitude higher accuracy. However, these values also showed a > 7σ discrepancy with the CODATA-2010 values. In order to contribute to resolving this so called proton radius puzzle we have determined the EF←X transition frequency in molecular hydrogen (H2) at ~ 2 × 202 nm with almost two orders of magnitude higher accuracy than the previous result. We are also building a setup to measure the 1S-2S transition in singly ionized helium at ~ 30 nm.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | European Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC 2017 |
Publisher | OSA - The Optical Society |
Volume | Part F81-EQEC 2017 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781557528209 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | European Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC 2017 - Munich, Germany Duration: 25 Jun 2017 → 29 Jun 2017 |
Conference
Conference | European Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC 2017 |
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Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Munich |
Period | 25/06/17 → 29/06/17 |