The next generation of laser spectroscopy experiments using light muonic atoms. (November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schmidt, S; Willig, M; Haack, J; Horn, R; Adamczak, A; Ahmed, M Abdou; Amaro, F D; Amaro, P; Biraben, F; Carvalho, P; Chen, T-L; Fernandes, L M P; Graf, T; Guerra, M; Hänsch, T W; Hildebrandt, M; Huang, Y-C; Indelicato, P; Julien, L; Kirch, K; Knecht, A; Kottmann, F; Krauth, J J; Liu, Y-W; Machado, J; Marszalek, M; Monteiro, C M B; Nez, F; Nuber, J; Patel, D N; Rapisarda, E; dos Santos, J M F; Santos, J P; Silva, P A O C; Sinkunaite, L; Shy, J-T; Schuhmann, K; Schulthess, I; Taqqu, D; Veloso, J F C A; Wang, L-B; Zeyen, M; Antognini, A; Pohl, R;
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 1138(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-11
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1138/1/012010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: Precision spectroscopy of light muonic atoms provides unique information about the atomic and nuclear structure of these systems and thus represents a way to access fundamental interactions, properties and constants. One application comprises the determination of absolute nuclear charge radii with unprecedented accuracy from measurements of the 2S - 2P Lamb shift. Here, we review recent results of nuclear charge radii extracted from muonic hydrogen and helium spectroscopy and present experiment proposals to access light muonic atoms with Z ≥ 3. In addition, our approaches towards a precise measurement of the Zemach radii in muonic hydrogen ( μ p) and helium ( μ 3 He + ) are discussed. These results will provide new tests of bound-state quantum-electrodynamics in hydrogen-like systems and can be used as benchmarks for nuclear structure theories.