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Title: Direct process for meso molecule formation at high temperature

Conference · · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6526049

There has been recent interest in the subject of meso-molecule (dt..mu..) formation at high temperature (1 eV), and a number of complex three-body mechanisms have been examined. We point out that, at 1 eV, simple two-body dissociation (t..mu..)+D/sub 2/..-->..((dt..mu..)e+(de) is the dominant process with rate approx. = 6.4 x 10/sup 9/ s/sup -1/ at liquid hydrogen density.

Research Organization:
Theoretical Physics Division, Harwell Laboratory, UKAEA, Harwell, Oxon OX11 ORA
OSTI ID:
6526049
Report Number(s):
CONF-8805170-; TRN: 89-005714
Journal Information:
AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 181:1; Conference: Muon catalyzed fusion workshop, Sanibel Island, FL, USA, 2 May 1988
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English