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Effect of anisotropy on the sticking in muon-catalyzed fusion determined by the x-ray method

James S. Cohen and N. T. Padial
Phys. Rev. A 39, 915(R) – Published 1 January 1989
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Abstract

The initial sticking in the 2pm states of muonic helium in muon-catalyzed fusion (μCF) and the subsequent collisional excitation to these states are shown to have nonstatistical dependences on m that result in spatial anisotropy of the emitted x rays. This anisotropy, I(0°)I(90°), is found to be 0.71 for dd μCF and 1.12 for dt μCF in liquid targets, where the angle is between the coincidently detected x ray and neutron. The effect is predicted to increase the actual Kα x-ray yield and corresponding sticking observed in a recent dt μCF experiment by 4%. The Doppler broadening of the radiation observed at different angles is also examined.

  • Received 17 October 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.39.915

©1989 American Physical Society

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James S. Cohen and N. T. Padial

  • Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

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Vol. 39, Iss. 2 — January 1989

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