Can anyone confirm the ground state Bohr radius for muonic hydrogen?

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The ground state radius of a muonic hydrogen atom is derived using the formula \( a_\mu = \frac{\hbar}{\bar{m}_\mu c \alpha} \), where \( \bar{m}_\mu \) is the reduced mass of the muon. The reduced mass is calculated as \( \bar{m}_\mu = \frac{m_\mu m_p}{m_\mu + m_p} \). The relationship between the muonic hydrogen radius and the standard Bohr radius \( a_0 \) is given by \( \frac{a_\mu}{a_0} = \frac{\bar{m}_e}{\bar{m}_\mu} \), indicating that the muon’s mass significantly influences the radius. This discussion confirms the necessity of using the reduced mass for accurate calculations in muonic hydrogen.

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Thanks in advance for anybody who is kind enough to help me. No this isn't for my homework. I am not even enrolled in school. I am doing some calculations for personal research.

But I need to know the ground state radius of a muonic hydrogen atom to help prove my theory.

I already know the equation \frac{\hbar^{2}}{m_{m}e^{4}} .

I don't need help with finding the equation. I just need somebody to confirm the number so I know I didn't mess up (possibly from an outside source if you know where to find it). So please just post the length of the radius, I just need the number.

Maybe I am a dumbass. I searched all over the internet and could not find a clear answer.

Sorry if that's the case, but I really appreciate anyone who can take a minute to help me out.

Thanks
 
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seattle.truth said:
Thanks in advance for anybody who is kind enough to help me. No this isn't for my homework. I am not even enrolled in school. I am doing some calculations for personal research.

But I need to know the ground state radius of a muonic hydrogen atom to help prove my theory.

I already know the equation \frac{\hbar^{2}}{m_{m}e^{4}} .

I don't need help with finding the equation. I just need somebody to confirm the number so I know I didn't mess up (possibly from an outside source if you know where to find it). So please just post the length of the radius, I just need the number.

Maybe I am a dumbass. I searched all over the internet and could not find a clear answer.

Sorry if that's the case, but I really appreciate anyone who can take a minute to help me out.

Thanks

The Bohr radius is given by

a_0 = \frac{ 4\pi \epsilon_0\hbar^2 }{\bar{m}_e e^2} = \frac{ \hbar } {\bar{m}_e c \alpha},

where \alpha is the fine-structure constant and \bar{m}_e is the reduced mass of the electron:

\bar{m}_e = \frac{ m_e m_p}{m_e+m_p}.

Typically we replace \bar{m}_e with m_e because the error in doing so is very small (0.2% or so), but the muon is quite a bit more massive in relation to the proton, so we must use the reduced mass. For a muon

a_\mu = \frac{ \hbar } {\bar{m}_\mu c \alpha},

or we can write

\frac{a_\mu}{a_0} = \frac{\bar{m}_e}{\bar{m}_\mu} = \frac{m_e}{m_\mu} \frac{m_\mu + m_p}{m_e+m_p} .
 

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