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Relativistic analytical expressions are derived for the electric quadrupole moment induced by the hyperfine interaction of the electron with the nucleus of a hydrogen-like atom in the ns1/2 and np1/2 states. The magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole hyperfine interactions are taken into account. The calculations are performed using the generalized virial relationships for the Dirac equation in a central field. The dependences of the electric quadrupole moment on the nuclear charge Z and the principal quantum number n are analyzed. The induced quadrupole moments are compared with the nuclear quadrupole moments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)527-535
Number of pages9
JournalOptics and Spectroscopy (English translation of Optika i Spektroskopiya)
Volume99
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2005

    Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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