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We present the results of an experimental study of magnetic dipole ([Formula presented]) transitions in highly charged argon ions (ArX, ArXI, ArXIV, ArXV) in the visible spectral range using an electron beam ion trap. Their wavelengths were determined with, for highly charged ions, unprecedented accuracy up to the sub-ppm level and compared with theoretical calculations. The QED contributions, calculated in this Letter, are found to be 4 orders of magnitude larger than the experimental error and are absolutely indispensable to bring theory and experiment to a good agreement. This method shows great potential for the study of QED effects in relativistic few-electron systems.

Язык оригиналаанглийский
ЖурналPhysical Review Letters
Том91
Номер выпуска18
DOI
СостояниеОпубликовано - 1 янв 2003

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  • Физика и астрономия (все)

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