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The g-factor of the Electron Bound in Hydrogen-like Ions

S. StahlM. DiederichH.-j. KlugeGünter WerthM. ImmelJ. VerdúWolfgang QuintR. LeyHartmut HäffnerN. HermanspahnR. Mann

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PhysicsMagnetic momentAnomalous magnetic dipole momentHydrogenchemistry.chemical_elementHydrogen atomElectronCondensed Matter PhysicsElectron magnetic dipole momentAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsIonSpin magnetic momentchemistryAtomic physicsMathematical Physics

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The experimental determination of the magnetic moment (g-factor) of the electron bound in hydrogen-like ions represents a clean test of Quantum Electrodynamics, because it is not very sensitive to nuclear structure effects. Experimental data on the g-factor of the bound electron are available only for the hydrogen atom and the 4He+-ion. In this paper we present the first result for the g-factor of hydrogen-like carbon (12C5+). The experimental accuracy is high enough to verify the relativistic contribution to the g-factor on the 10-3 level.

https://doi.org/10.1238/physica.topical.080a00437