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Confused1
19th August 2011 - 08:32 PM
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O  .                     rem radius of a hydrogen atom

O  .<>.                  rem transition time for first ionisation of hydrogen atom

/||||   ||||\            rem we have ten legs

12345   67890            rem this is what we call them

->->->                   rem we're describing a velocity here

3297328                  rem c in a universally understandable form
rpenner
19th August 2011 - 10:52 PM
Do you have a source for the transition time for first ionisation of hydrogen atom ?

Even if you have a source that claims it is 5.8e-13 seconds, I doubt we have 7 digits of accuracy there.
Confused1
19th August 2011 - 11:09 PM
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Do you have a source for the transition time for first ionisation of hydrogen atom ?

Not at my feelertips but it was a component of early atomic clocks:-
QUOTE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_clock+)
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Since the beginning of development in the 1950s, atomic clocks have been based on the hyperfine (microwave) transitions in hydrogen-1

so I'm guessing there is a reasonably constant 1/f.
If you are heading in the direction of claiming 3297328 is not the correct value .. then I claim a success for the method.
-C2.
Edit .. ok hyperfine isn't first ionisation.
Edit .. I suspect the radius of the hydrogen atom is a far greater source of error .. but bow to your superior knowledge.
Edit .. you have a better suggestion?
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