First test ofO(α2)correction of the orthopositronium decay rate
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First test of O(α) correction of the orthopositronium decay rate
Positronium is an ideal system for the research of the bound state QED. New precise measurement of orthopositronium decay rate has been performed with an accuracy of 150 ppm. This result is consistent with the last three results and also the 2nd order correction. The result combined with the last three is 7.0401±0.0007μsec (100 ppm), which is consistent with the 2nd order correction and differs...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physics Letters B
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0370-2693
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2008.12.008