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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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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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