Delocalization of muonium in NaCl

R. Kadono, R. F. Kiefl, E. J. Ansaldo, J. H. Brewer, M. Celio, S. R. Kreitzman, and G. M. Luke
Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 665 – Published 5 February 1990
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Abstract

The spin dynamics of muonium diffusing in NaCl have been investigated using the technique of muon-spin relaxation. An effective coupling constant (δex) for the nuclear hyperfine interaction and the correlation time for motion were determined from measurements of the muon-spin-relaxation rate. At temperatures below 200 K δex is sharply reduced below that expected from the known hyperfine structure of interstitial hydrogen, providing clear evidence for delocalization of muonium.

  • Received 19 September 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.665

©1990 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

R. Kadono, R. F. Kiefl, E. J. Ansaldo, J. H. Brewer, M. Celio, S. R. Kreitzman, and G. M. Luke

  • TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2A3
  • Department of Physics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2A6
  • Physics Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0K3
  • Physik-Institut der Universität Zürich, CH-8001 Zürich, Switzerland
  • Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027

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Vol. 64, Iss. 6 — 5 February 1990

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