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Muon spectrum and convoy effects after muon-catalyzed fusion

B. Müller, H. E. Rafelski, and J. Rafelski
Phys. Rev. A 40, 2839(R) – Published 1 September 1989
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Abstract

We study final-state interactions of the muon after muon-catalyzed D-T fusion reaction with the α particle and with target matter. The yield of convoy muons, traveling with the α particle but remaining unbound is calculated. Energy loss in the dense target may lead to capture of a fraction of these muons into outer shells of the α particle. We show that the final capture probability can be strongly density dependent.

  • Received 10 July 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.40.2839

©1989 American Physical Society

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B. Müller, H. E. Rafelski, and J. Rafelski

  • Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
  • Institut für Theoretische Physik, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main 90, Germany

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Vol. 40, Iss. 5 — September 1989

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