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Loetzsch R, Beyer HF, Duval L, Spillmann U, Banaś D, Dergham P, Kröger FM, Glorius J, Grisenti RE, Guerra M, Gumberidze A, Heß R, Hillenbrand PM, Indelicato P, Jagodzinski P, Lamour E, Lorentz B, Litvinov S, Litvinov YA, Machado J, Paul N, Paulus GG, Petridis N, Santos JP, Scheidel M, Sidhu RS, Steck M, Steydli S, Szary K, Trotsenko S, Uschmann I, Weber G, Stöhlker T, Trassinelli M. Testing quantum electrodynamics in extreme fields using helium-like uranium. Nature 2024; 625:673-678. [PMID: 38267680 PMCID: PMC10808054 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06910-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
Abstract
Quantum electrodynamics (QED), the quantum field theory that describes the interaction between light and matter, is commonly regarded as the best-tested quantum theory in modern physics. However, this claim is mostly based on extremely precise studies performed in the domain of relatively low field strengths and light atoms and ions1-6. In the realm of very strong electromagnetic fields such as in the heaviest highly charged ions (with nuclear charge Z ≫ 1), QED calculations enter a qualitatively different, non-perturbative regime. Yet, the corresponding experimental studies are very challenging, and theoretical predictions are only partially tested. Here we present an experiment sensitive to higher-order QED effects and electron-electron interactions in the high-Z regime. This is achieved by using a multi-reference method based on Doppler-tuned X-ray emission from stored relativistic uranium ions with different charge states. The energy of the 1s1/22p3/2 J = 2 → 1s1/22s1/2 J = 1 intrashell transition in the heaviest two-electron ion (U90+) is obtained with an accuracy of 37 ppm. Furthermore, a comparison of uranium ions with different numbers of bound electrons enables us to disentangle and to test separately the one-electron higher-order QED effects and the bound electron-electron interaction terms without the uncertainty related to the nuclear radius. Moreover, our experimental result can discriminate between several state-of-the-art theoretical approaches and provides an important benchmark for calculations in the strong-field domain.
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- R Loetzsch
- Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany.
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, Sorbonne Université, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, CNRS, Paris, France
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Jena, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Laboratory of Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics (LIBPhys-UNL), Department of Physics, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- I. Physikalisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Germany
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, Sorbonne Université, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Institute of Physics, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Laboratory of Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics (LIBPhys-UNL), Department of Physics, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, Sorbonne Université, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Jena, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Laboratory of Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics (LIBPhys-UNL), Department of Physics, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, Caparica, Portugal
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Institute of Physics, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
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Trassinelli M. Shape and Satellite Studies of Highly Charged Ions X-ray Spectra Using Bayesian Methods. ATOMS 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/atoms11040064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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High-accuracy spectroscopy commonly requires dedicated investigation into the choice of spectral line modelling to avoid the introduction of unwanted systematic errors. For such a kind of problem, the analysis of χ2 and likelihood are normally implemented to choose among models. However, these standard practices are affected by several problems and, in the first place, they are useless if there is no clear indication in favour of a specific model. Such issues are solved by Bayesian statistics, in the context of which a probability can be assigned to different hypotheses, i.e., models, from the analysis of the same set of data. Model probabilities are obtained from the integration of the likelihood function over the model parameter space with the evaluation of the so-called Bayesian evidence. Here, some practical applications are presented within the context of the analysis of recent high-accuracy X-ray spectroscopy data of highly charged uranium ion transitions. The method to determine the most plausible profile is discussed in detail. The study of the possible presence of satellite peaks is also presented.
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- Martino Trassinelli
- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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Maillard L, Finocchi F, Trassinelli M. Assessing Search and Unsupervised Clustering Algorithms in Nested Sampling. ENTROPY (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 25:347. [PMID: 36832713 PMCID: PMC9955770 DOI: 10.3390/e25020347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Nested sampling is an efficient method for calculating Bayesian evidence in data analysis and partition functions of potential energies. It is based on an exploration using a dynamical set of sampling points that evolves to higher values of the sampled function. When several maxima are present, this exploration can be a very difficult task. Different codes implement different strategies. Local maxima are generally treated separately, applying cluster recognition of the sampling points based on machine learning methods. We present here the development and implementation of different search and clustering methods on the nested_fit code. Slice sampling and the uniform search method are added in addition to the random walk already implemented. Three new cluster recognition methods are also developed. The efficiency of the different strategies, in terms of accuracy and number of likelihood calls, is compared considering a series of benchmark tests, including model comparison and a harmonic energy potential. Slice sampling proves to be the most stable and accurate search strategy. The different clustering methods present similar results but with very different computing time and scaling. Different choices of the stopping criterion of the algorithm, another critical issue of nested sampling, are also investigated with the harmonic energy potential.
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- Lune Maillard
- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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Lévy A, De Anda Villa M, Laurens G, Blanchet V, Bozek J, Gaudin J, Lamour E, Macé S, Mignon P, Milosavljević AR, Nicolas C, Patanen M, Prigent C, Robert E, Steydli S, Trassinelli M, Vernhet D, Veteläinen O, Amans D. Surface Chemistry of Gold Nanoparticles Produced by Laser Ablation in Pure and Saline Water. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:5783-5794. [PMID: 33939435 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Pulsed laser ablation in liquid (PLAL) is a powerful method for producing nanoparticle colloids with a long-term stability despite the absence of stabilizing organic agents. The colloid stability involves different reactivities and chemical equilibria with complex ionic-specific effects at the nanoparticle/solvent interface which must be strongly influenced by their chemical composition. In this work, the surface composition of PLAL-produced gold nanoparticles in alkaline and saline (NaBr) water is investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy on free-flying nanoparticles, exempt from any substrate or radiation damage artifact. The Au 4f photoelectron spectra with a depth profiling investigation are used to evaluate the degree of nanoparticle surface oxidation. In alkaline water, the results preclude any surface oxidation contrary to the case of nanoparticles produced in NaBr solution. In addition, the analysis of Br 3d core-level photoelectron spectra agrees with a clear signature of Br on the nanoparticle surface, which is confirmed by a specific valence band feature. This experimental study is supported by DFT calculations, evaluating the energy balance of halide adsorption on different configurations of gold surfaces including oxidation or adsorbed salts.
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- Anna Lévy
- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS UMR7588, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS UMR7588, 75005 Paris, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR5306 CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, University of Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), University of Bordeaux, UMR5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- L'Orme des Merisiers, Synchrotron SOLEIL, Saint-Aubin, BP 48, F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- CNRS, CEA, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), University of Bordeaux, UMR5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS UMR7588, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS UMR7588, 75005 Paris, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR5306 CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, University of Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- L'Orme des Merisiers, Synchrotron SOLEIL, Saint-Aubin, BP 48, F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS UMR7588, 75005 Paris, France
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- L'Orme des Merisiers, Synchrotron SOLEIL, Saint-Aubin, BP 48, F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS UMR7588, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS UMR7588, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS UMR7588, 75005 Paris, France
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR5306 CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, University of Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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