Physics Colloquium: “Precision Laser Spectroscopy of Hydrogen”
Dylan Yost Colorado State University, Department of Physics Abstract: Because of hydrogen’s simplicity, its energy levels are well-described by quantum electrodynamics (QED). This had made precision spectroscopy of hydrogen a favorite testbed for bound-stated QED. In addition, assuming the QED calculations are correct, one can use hydrogen spectroscopy to determine the Rydberg constant and the […]