Hyperfine structure of the metastable P2 state of alkaline earth atoms as an accurate probe of nuclear magnetic octupole moments
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Measuring the hyperfine structure (HFS) of long-lived P2 states of divalent atoms may offer the opportunity of extracting relatively unexplored nuclear magnetic octupole and electric hexadecapole moments. Here, using relativistic many-body methods of atomic structure and the nuclear shell model, we evaluate the effect of these higher nuclear moments on the hyperfine structure. We find that the sensitivity of HFS interval measurements in Sr needed to reveal the perturbation caused by the nuclear octupole moment is on the order of kHz. Results of similar analyses for Be, Mg, and Ca are also reported.
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Hyperfine structure of the metastable P2 state of alkaline-earth-metal atoms as an accurate probe of nuclear magnetic octupole moments
Measuring the hyperfine structure HFS of long-lived P2 states of divalent atoms may offer the opportunity of extracting relatively unexplored nuclear magnetic octupole and electric hexadecapole moments. Here, using relativistic many-body methods of atomic structure and the nuclear shell model, we evaluate the effect of these higher nuclear moments on the hyperfine structure. We find that the se...
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