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Muon transfer in dµ + H2 collisions

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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 P pμ1s as function of deuterium concentration appears to be in qualitative agreement with recent measurements of the K α X-ray yield in H2/D2 mixtures.

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  1. Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    Jan Wallenius

  2. Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    Piotr Froelich

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Wallenius, J., Froelich, P. Muon transfer in dµ + H2 collisions. Hyperfine Interactions 119, 165–171 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012687425724

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