Vacuum polarization corrections to hyperfine structure in many-electron atoms

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Autori principali: Hasted, J. C., Fairhall, C. J., Smits, O. R., Roberts, B. M., Ginges, J. S. M.
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author Hasted, J. C.
Fairhall, C. J.
Smits, O. R.
Roberts, B. M.
Ginges, J. S. M.
author_facet Hasted, J. C.
Fairhall, C. J.
Smits, O. R.
Roberts, B. M.
Ginges, J. S. M.
contents We perform a theoretical study of vacuum polarization corrections to the hyperfine structure in many-electron atoms. Calculations are performed for systems of interest for precision atomic tests of fundamental physics belonging to the alkali-metal atoms and singly-ionized alkaline earths. The vacuum polarization is considered in the Uehling approximation, and we study the many-body effects core relaxation, core polarization, and valence-core correlations in the relativistic framework. We find that for s states, the relative vacuum polarization correction may be well-approximated by that for hydrogenlike ions, though for all other states account of many-body effects -- in particular, the polarization of the core -- is needed to obtain the correct sign and magnitude of the correction.
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spellingShingle Vacuum polarization corrections to hyperfine structure in many-electron atoms
Hasted, J. C.
Fairhall, C. J.
Smits, O. R.
Roberts, B. M.
Ginges, J. S. M.
Atomic Physics
We perform a theoretical study of vacuum polarization corrections to the hyperfine structure in many-electron atoms. Calculations are performed for systems of interest for precision atomic tests of fundamental physics belonging to the alkali-metal atoms and singly-ionized alkaline earths. The vacuum polarization is considered in the Uehling approximation, and we study the many-body effects core relaxation, core polarization, and valence-core correlations in the relativistic framework. We find that for s states, the relative vacuum polarization correction may be well-approximated by that for hydrogenlike ions, though for all other states account of many-body effects -- in particular, the polarization of the core -- is needed to obtain the correct sign and magnitude of the correction.
title Vacuum polarization corrections to hyperfine structure in many-electron atoms
topic Atomic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.17979