Published May 1990 | Version v1
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A novel method to determine the initial sticking in dt fusion

  • 1. AEA Technology, Culham (UK)
  • 2. Idaho Research, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
  • 3. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Bologna (Italy)
  • 4. Bologna Univ. (Italy)

Description

A series of experiments is in progress to determine the initial sticking coefficient ω0 of muon catalysed fusion in low density D2-T2 gas mixtures. α μ-neutron coincidence and neutron singles from fusions have been observed at gas pressures of 502, 755 and 1509 Torr in a first beam period. We found ω0 < 2.1 % (90 % conf.) at 2.2 x 10-3 LHD. No proof of epithermal meso-molecule formation was found. (author)

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of an international symposium on muon catalyzed fusion #mu#CF - 89 held at Keble College, Oxford, 11-13 September 1989
Imprint Pagination
117 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 35-37.
Report number
RAL--90-022

Conference

Title
International symposium on muon catalyzed fusion #mu#CF - 89.
Dates
11-13 Sep 1989.
Place
Oxford (UK).