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High Precision Wavelength Measurements of QED-Sensitive Forbidden Transitions in Highly Charged Argon Ions

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An experimental study of magnetic dipole (M1) transitions in highly charged argon ions in the visible spectral range using an electron beam ion trap shows great potential for the study of QED effects in relativistic few-electron systems.
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We present the results of an experimental study of magnetic dipole ($M1$) transitions in highly charged argon ions (Ar X, Ar XI, Ar XIV, Ar XV) in the visible spectral range using an electron beam ion trap. Their wavelengths were determined with, for highly charged ions, unprecedented accuracy up to the sub-ppm level and compared with theoretical calculations. The QED contributions, calculated in this Letter, are found to be 4 orders of magnitude larger than the experimental error and are absolutely indispensable to bring theory and experiment to a good agreement. This method shows great potential for the study of QED effects in relativistic few-electron systems.

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Energy Levels and Observed Spectral Lines of Ionized Argon, Ar II through Ar XVIII

TL;DR: In this paper, the energy levels and spectral lines of ionized argon atoms, in all stages of ionization, have been compiled, and sufficient experimental data were found to generate level and line tables for Ar II through Ar XV.
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QEDMOD: Fortran program for calculating the model Lamb-shift operator

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MATS and LaSpec: High-precision experiments using ion traps and lasers at FAIR

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