Published June 1999 | Version v1
Journal article

Muon transfer in dμ + H2 collisions

  • 1. Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)
  • 2. Uppsala University (Sweden)

Description

The impact of excited state muon transfer in dμ + H2 collisions has been investigated. The formation of metastable pdμ* molecules and their subsequent decay into the pμ (1s) + d channel opens a transfer channel that is otherwise closed at the n=2 level. This mechanism enlarges the fraction of muons arriving to the ground state of the lighter isotope. The resulting ground state population P1spμ as function of deuterium concentration appears to be in qualitative agreement with recent measurements of the Kα X-ray yield in H2/D2 mixtures

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Hyperfine Interactions
Journal Volume
119
Journal Issue
1-4
Journal Page Range
p. 165-171
ISSN
0304-3843
CODEN
HYINDN

Conference

Title
International workshop on exotic atoms, molecules and muon catalyzed fusion
Acronym
EXAT98
Dates
19-24 Jul 1998
Place
Ascona (Switzerland)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40058346
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COLLISIONS; DECAY; DEUTERIUM; EXCITED STATES; GROUND STATES; HYDROGEN; MIXTURES; MOLECULES; MUONS; X RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
DISPERSIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY LEVELS; FERMIONS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; LEPTONS; LIGHT NUCLEI; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIATIONS; STABLE ISOTOPES

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Copyright (c) 1999 Kluwer Academic Publishers