Second-order self-energy-vacuum-polarization contributions to the Lamb shift in highly charged few-electron ions

Oct, 1996
8 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.A 54 (1996) 2805-2813

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Abstract: (APS)
Proceeding towards the evaluation of the complete set of radiative corrections of order α2 to the energy levels of hydrogenlike systems, the second-order self-energy–vacuum-polarization contribution to the Lamb shift of bound electrons is derived and calculated. We focus on the Uehling part of the vacuum-polarization insertion in the effective photon interaction. Additional energy corrections of order α2 are also calculated. We present a brief summary of various energy contributions for K- and L-shell electrons in hydrogenlike and lithiumlike high-Z ions. © 1996 The American Physical Society.
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