Atomic capture of negative mesons from high-energy states of the continuous spectrum

Relative probability of formation of a mesoatom by means of the energy transfer to the nuclear excitation is calculated. Such a process is an inverse to the internal conversion effect. The mechanisms of the slowing down in the matter are considered and the total time of the slowing down to thermal energies is determined in order to obtain the relative probability. The velocity of the meson thermalization at their interaction with the solid state phonons is found. The monopole and dipole giant nuclear resonances are taken into account in calculations of the velocity of the meson atomic capture from high-energy states of the continuous spectrum. It is shown that about 7x10-5 of mesons from mesoatoms with heavy nuclei exciting the monopole giant resonance, and 6x10-5 of mesons form the mesoatoms exciting the dipole giant resonances