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Quantum-electrodynamic corrections of O(mc2α6lnα) to the electron-electron interaction in helium are evaluated for several states. The additional energy shift, which is an order of α smaller than the leading Araki-Sucher terms, raises the predicted energy of the 1s2s 1S0 state by 2.49 MHz to -960 332 039.43(18) MHz relative to He+(1s). The new value significantly alters the comparison with recent high-precision experiments.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume48
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1993
Externally publishedYes

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  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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