TY - JOUR
T1 - Precise frequency measurement of the 2S-8S/8D transtions in atomic hydrogen
T2 - New determination of the Rydberg constant
AU - Nez, F.
AU - Plimmer, M. D.
AU - Bourzeix, S.
AU - Julien, L.
AU - Biraben, F.
AU - Felder, R.
AU - Acef, O.
AU - Zondy, J. J.
AU - Laurent, P.
AU - Clairon, A.
AU - Abed, M.
AU - Millerioux, Y.
AU - Juncar, P.
PY - 1992/1/1
Y1 - 1992/1/1
N2 - We have measured the Rydberg constant by frequency comparison of the three transitions 2S1/2-8S1/2, 2S1/2-8D3/2, and 2S1/2-8D5/2 in hydrogen with the difference of two optical standards, the methane-stabilized He-Ne laser and the iodine-stabilized He-Ne laser. The frequency of the iodine-stabilized He-Ne laser has been remeasured. The new value for the Rydberg constant, R=109 737.315 683 0(31) cm-1, is currently the most precise available.
AB - We have measured the Rydberg constant by frequency comparison of the three transitions 2S1/2-8S1/2, 2S1/2-8D3/2, and 2S1/2-8D5/2 in hydrogen with the difference of two optical standards, the methane-stabilized He-Ne laser and the iodine-stabilized He-Ne laser. The frequency of the iodine-stabilized He-Ne laser has been remeasured. The new value for the Rydberg constant, R=109 737.315 683 0(31) cm-1, is currently the most precise available.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2326
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2326
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0001459658
VL - 69
SP - 2326
EP - 2329
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
SN - 0031-9007
IS - 16
ER -