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Energy Level Displacements in Pi-Mesonic Atoms

S. DeserInstitute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New JerseyM. L. GoldbergerInstitute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New JerseyKurt BaumannInstitute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New JerseyWalter ThirringInstitute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey
1954en
ABI

Abstract

The energy level shifts and level widths of the $s$ states of the $\ensuremath{\pi}$-mesonic atoms are discussed. The discussion is limited to fairly light nuclei. On the basis of Orear's determination of the scattering lengths for meson-nucleon scattering, semiquantitative predictions are made. It is pointed out that even a knowledge of the algebraic sign of the level shift would be of value.

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