Abstract
We report on a significant discrepancy between recently published, highly accurate variational calculations and precise measurements of the spectrum of Rydberg states in $^{87}\mathrm{Rb}$ on the energy scale of fine splitting. Introducing a modified effective single-electron potential, we determine the spectrum of the outermost bound electron from a standard WKB approach. Overall very good agreement with precise spectroscopic data is obtained.
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