Precision microwave measurement of the 23P1−23P0 interval in atomic helium: A determination of the fine-structure constant

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 17, 2001, Pages

  George, M C ^a   Lombardi, L D ^a   Hessels, E A ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FLUORESCENCE; HALL EFFECT; HELIUM; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; QUANTUM THEORY; RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

ATOMIC RESONANCE;

ATOMIC PHYSICS;

EID: 0035934828     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.173002     Document Type: Article

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