https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201611303006
Understanding the proton radius puzzle: Nuclear structure effects in light muonic atoms
1 TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2A3, Canada
2 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
3 Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
a e-mail: jichen@triumf.ca
b e-mail: javierh@triumf.ca
c e-mail: nir.nevo@mail.huji.ac.il
d e-mail: bacca@triumf.ca
e e-mail: nir@phys.huji.ac.il
Published online: 25 March 2016
We present calculations of nuclear structure effects to the Lamb shift in light muonic atoms. We adopt a modern ab-initio approach by combining state-of-the-art nuclear potentials with the hyperspherical harmonics method. Our calculations are instrumental to the determination of nuclear charge radii in the Lamb shift measurements, which will shed light on the proton radius puzzle.
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