Jentschura, U.
and Mohr, P.
(2002),
Nonresonant Effects in One- and Two-Photon Transitions, Canadian Journal of Physics
(Accessed May 7, 2025)
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Nonresonant Effects in One- and Two-Photon Transitions
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Abstract
We investigate nonresonant contributions to Rayleigh scattering cross sections in atomic transitions. The problematic nonresonant contributions set a limit to the accuracy to which atomic spectra determine energy levels. Specifically, we show that off-resonant contributions for the 1S-2S two-photon transition in atomic hydrogen, which is the most accurately measured optical transition today, are negligible at current and projected levels of experimental accuracy. The possibility of a differential measurement for the detection of off-resonant effects in one-photon transitions in atomic hydrogen is discussed.Citation
Canadian Journal of Physics
Volume
80
Issue
No. 6
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
calculations and mathematical techniques, quantum electrodynamics
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Created June 1, 2002, Updated February 17, 2017