Precision spectroscopy of hydrogen and deuterium
Nature 330:6147 (1987) 463-465
Abstract:
The hydrogen atom is an important testing ground for fundamental physical theory, because it is the simplest stable atomic system and its properties can be calculated to enormous precision. Measurements on hydrogen played a major role in the development of quantum electrodynamics (QED), a theory of electromagnetic interactions which includes quantization of the radiation field1,2. Tests of QED in hydrogen involve precision measurements of transition frequencies; the transition generally studied is between two excited states (2s2S1/2 and 2p2P1/2). Much higher precision is possible if a transition involving the ground state is studied, but this potential has not so far been exploited because of experimental difficulties. We have now carried out an experiment of this type which has given preliminary results and opens new possibilities for precision tests of QED in the future. © 1987 Nature Publishing Group.High Resolution Laser Spectroscopy of Atomic Hydrogen
Chapter in Laser Spectroscopy VIII, Springer Nature 55 (1987) 2-7
Precision cw Laser Spectroscopy of Hydrogen and Deuterium
Chapter in Laser Spectroscopy VIII, Springer Nature 55 (1987) 18-21
HIGH-RESOLUTION LASER SPECTROSCOPY OF THE 1S-2S TRANSITION IN ATOMIC-HYDROGEN
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS 3:8 (1986) P162-P162
The Hydrogen Atom in a New Light
Chapter in Methods of Laser Spectroscopy, Springer Nature (1986) 163-173