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This article describes a successful attempt to resolve the single fine structure components of the hydrogen line Hα. The Lamb shift has been observed directly in the optical absorption spectrum.
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HÄNSCH, T., SHAHIN, I. & SCHAWLOW, A. Optical Resolution of the Lamb Shift in Atomic Hydrogen by Laser Saturation Spectroscopy. Nature Physical Science 235, 63–65 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci235063a0
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