@article{Boshier:1987:10.1038/330463a0,
author = {Boshier, MG and Baird, PEG and Foot, CJ and Hinds, EA and Plimmer, MD and Stacey, DN and Swan, JB and Tate, DA and Warrington, DM and Woodgate, GK},
doi = {10.1038/330463a0},
journal = {Nature},
pages = {463--465},
title = {Precision spectroscopy of hydrogen and deuterium},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/330463a0},
volume = {330},
year = {1987}
}

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AB  - The hydrogen atom is an important testing ground for fundamental physical theory, because it is the simplest stable atomic system and its properties can be calculated to enormous precision. Measurements on hydrogen played a major role in the development of quantum electrodynamics (QED), a theory of electromagnetic interactions which includes quantization of the radiation field1,2. Tests of QED in hydrogen involve precision measurements of transition frequencies; the transition generally studied is between two excited states (2s2S1/2 and 2p2P1/2). Much higher precision is possible if a transition involving the ground state is studied, but this potential has not so far been exploited because of experimental difficulties. We have now carried out an experiment of this type which has given preliminary results and opens new possibilities for precision tests of QED in the future. © 1987 Nature Publishing Group.
AU  - Boshier,MG
AU  - Baird,PEG
AU  - Foot,CJ
AU  - Hinds,EA
AU  - Plimmer,MD
AU  - Stacey,DN
AU  - Swan,JB
AU  - Tate,DA
AU  - Warrington,DM
AU  - Woodgate,GK
DO  - 10.1038/330463a0
EP  - 465
PY  - 1987///
SN  - 0028-0836
SP  - 463
TI  - Precision spectroscopy of hydrogen and deuterium
T2  - Nature
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/330463a0
VL  - 330
ER  - 

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