The Bohr-Weisskopf (BW) correction is eliminated in a specific difference of the hyperfine splitting values of H- and Li-like ions. Calculation of this difference is shown to allow the investigation of QED effects on the level of a few percent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3959-3962
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume86
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Apr 2001

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