Abstract
We report on the realization of a heavy "Bohr atom," through the spectroscopic observation of a Rydberg series of bound quantum states at principal quantum numbers n=140 to 230. The system is made heavy by replacing an electron inside a hydrogen atom by a composite H- particle, thus forming a H+H- Coulombically bound system obeying the physical laws of a generalized atom with appropriate mass scaling. © 2008 The American Physical Society.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 163001 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue number | 16 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
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