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Muon-catalyzed fusion in deuterium at 3 K

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Muon-catalyzed fusion in deuterium has traditionally been studied in gaseous and liquid targets. The TRIUMF solid hydrogen layer target system has been used to study the fusion reaction rates in the solid phase at a target temperature of 3 K. Both branches of the cycle were observed; neutrons by a liquid organic scintillator, and protons by a silicon detector located inside the target system. The effective molecular formation rate from the upper hyperfine state and the spin exchange rate have been measured, and information on the branching ratio parameters has been extracted.

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  1. F. Mulhauser

    Present address: Université de Fribourg, CH-1700, Fribourg, Switzerland

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  1. University of Victoria, V8W 2Y2, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

    P. E. Knowles, G. A. Beer, G. R. Mason & T. A. Porcelli

  2. Chester Technology, England

    J. M. Bailey

  3. TRIUMF, V6T 2A3, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    J. L. Beveridge, G. M. Marshall, F. Mulhauser & A. Olin

  4. University of British Columbia, V6T2A6, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    M. C. Fujiwara

  5. Gustavus Adolphus College, 56082, St. Peter, MN, USA

    T. M. Huber

  6. Université de Fribourg, CH-1700, Fribourg, Switzerland

    R. Jacot-Guillarmod

  7. LBL, 94720, Berkeley, CA, USA

    P. Kammel

  8. Jeonbuk National University, 560-756, Jeonju City, S. Korea

    S. K. Kim

  9. University of Wyoming, 82071, Laramie, WY, USA

    A. R. Kunselman

  10. Temple University, 19122, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    C. J. Martoff

  11. Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232, Villigen, Switzerland

    C. Petitjean

  12. Austrian Academy of Sciences, A-1090, Wien, Austria

    J. Zmeskal

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Knowles, P.E., Bailey, J.M., Beer, G.A. et al. Muon-catalyzed fusion in deuterium at 3 K. Hyperfine Interact 101, 21–28 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02227602

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