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High-precision measurement of the atomic mass of the electron

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  • S. Sturm

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany)

  • F. Köhler

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
    GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Planckstraße 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany)

  • J. Zatorski

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany)

  • A. Wagner

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany)

  • Z. Harman

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
    ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, Planckstraße 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany)

  • G. Werth

    (Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Staudingerweg 7, 55128 Mainz, Germany)

  • W. Quint

    (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Planckstraße 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany)

  • C. H. Keitel

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany)

  • K. Blaum

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany)

Abstract

A very precise measurement of the magnetic moment of a single electron bound to a carbon nucleus, combined with a state-of-the-art calculation in the framework of bound-state quantum electrodynamics, gives a new value of the atomic mass of the electron that is more precise than the currently accepted one by a factor of 13.

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  • S. Sturm & F. Köhler & J. Zatorski & A. Wagner & Z. Harman & G. Werth & W. Quint & C. H. Keitel & K. Blaum, 2014. "High-precision measurement of the atomic mass of the electron," Nature, Nature, vol. 506(7489), pages 467-470, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:506:y:2014:i:7489:d:10.1038_nature13026
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13026
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