Electronic g factor of hydrogenlike oxygen 16O7+ -: art. no. 093002

We present an experimental value for the g factor of the electron bound in hydrogenlike oxygen, which is found to be g(expt)=2.000 047 025 4 (15)(44). The experiment was performed on a single O-16(7+) ion stored in a Penning trap. For the first time, the expected line shape of the g-factor resonance is calculated which is essential for minimizing the systematic uncertainties. The measurement agrees within 1.1 sigma with the predicted theoretical value g(theory)=2.000 047 020 2 (6). It represents a stringent test of bound-state quantum electrodynamics to a 0.25% level. Assuming the validity of the underlying theory, a value for the electron mass is obtained: m(e)=0.000 548 579 909 6 (4) u. This value agrees with our earlier determination on C-12(5+) and allows a combination of both values which is about 4 times more precise than the currently accepted one.