Published May 13, 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Enhancement of the number of muon catalysed fusions

  • 1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Pisa (Italy)
  • 2. Pisa Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Fisica

Description

The effect that an external electric field has on the motion of the (μα) ions produced in the reaction (dtμ) → (μα) + n is discussed and it is found that appreciable enhancements of the (μα) stripping probability can be achieved for strong fields. It is shown that this effect can be useful for enhancing the number of nuclear fusions which a muon can catalyse in a deuterium-tritium mixture. (U.K.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nature (London)
Journal Volume
297
Journal Issue
5862
Series
Nature (London).
Journal Page Range
134-136
ISSN
0028-0836