ISSN:
1572-9540
Keywords:
muonic molecule
;
hydrogen isotope
;
muon catalysis
;
dHe nuclear fusion
;
muonic molecule formation
;
ion-molecular reaction
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The de-excitation processes (J=1)→ (J=0) in muonic molecular ions (ppμ)+ and (3Hedμ)+ are studied. It is shown that the rate of such transitions substantially depends on the chain of ion-molecular reactions initiated by positively charged muonic ions. The probabilities of ortho-para transition in the [(ppμ)+H2] and [(ppμ)+e] complexes formed as a result of chemical reactions in the pure hydrogen were estimated. Taking into account the ion-molecular processes in D2 + He mixtures, the evaluation of the observed rate λf of nuclear fusion in the 3Hedμ muonic molecules was performed. The expected yield of fusion reactions per muon at the mixture density φ=0.1 and concentration C He =0.05 was obtained to be equal to $$N_f \approx {\text{3}} \cdot {\text{10}}^{ - 8} $$ .
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1012665426208
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