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A study of muonic238U has been performed in a combined (μ −,γ f) and (μ −,γγ) coincidence experiment to investigate the role of non-radiative transitions and their fission probabilities. An augmentation of the outer fission barrier ofΔE b =(0.6±0.1) MeV due to the presence of the muon is deduced. A significant contribution to the prompt fission yield not only results from the (2p→1s) and (3d→1s) non-radiative transitions, but also from other radiationless transitions. Specifically, the measured fission probabilities of the transitions (2p→1s), (3d→1s), and (3p→1s) are (1.5±0.4)%, (5.7±1.7)%, and (5.3±1.9)%, respectively.
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Hänscheid, H., David, P., Folger, H. et al. Nuclear excitation and prompt fission in muonic238U. Z. Physik A - Hadrons and Nuclei 342, 111–120 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01294496
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