Phys. Rev. A 53, 2092–2100 (1996)Theory of the Lamb shift in muonic hydrogenReceived 28 August 1995; published in the issue dated April 1996 Muonic hydrogen (μH) is a unique tool to study the low-energy properties of the proton form factors. The energy levels of μH are very sensitive to QED, recoil, and proton finite-size effects. We calculate the corrections to the Lamb shift and also to the fine and hyperfine structures that contribute at the 0.01-meV precision level. This result may allow for the precise determination of the proton charge radius from measurements of the 2P-2S transition energy in μH. A more accurate value for the proton radius is necessary for further improvements of QED tests based on the hydrogen atom. © 1996 The American Physical Society. © 1996 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.53.2092
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.53.2092
PACS:
31.30.Jv, 12.20.Ds, 36.10.Dr, 06.20.Jr
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