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Title: Muon-catalyzed D-T fusion at low temperature

Abstract

Muon-catalyzed deuterium-tritium fusion was investigated within a wide range of mixtures in liquid and gas (23--35 K) by detection of fusion neutrons. Our improved analysis includes hyperfine effects and allows a clear separation of intrinsic dt sticking ..omega../sub s/ from kinetic effects. Strongly density-dependent cycle rates with values up to 1.45 x 10/sup 8/ s/sup -1/, yields of 113 fusions per muon, and ..omega../sub s/ = (0.45 +- 0.05)% are found. In comparison with previous experiments we confirm that ..omega../sub s/ in liquid is lower than theoretically predicted, but do not find a strong dependence on either c/sub t/ or density.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
O-dieresissterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
OSTI Identifier:
6634214
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 58:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; DEUTERIUM; MUON-CATALYZED FUSION; TRITIUM; DETECTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; NEUTRONS; VERY LOW TEMPERATURE; BARYONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DATA; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES; SYNTHESIS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 640303* - Atomic, Molecular & Chemical Physics- Positronium, Muonium, & Muonic & Mesic Atoms & Molecules; 651220 - Nuclear Properties & Reactions, A=1-5, Experimental

Citation Formats

Breunlich, W H, Cargnelli, M, Kammel, P, Marton, J, Naegele, N, Pawlek, P, Scrinzi, A, Werner, J, Zmeskal, J, Bistirlich, J, and others, and. Muon-catalyzed D-T fusion at low temperature. United States: N. p., 1987. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.58.329.
Breunlich, W H, Cargnelli, M, Kammel, P, Marton, J, Naegele, N, Pawlek, P, Scrinzi, A, Werner, J, Zmeskal, J, Bistirlich, J, & others, and. Muon-catalyzed D-T fusion at low temperature. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.58.329
Breunlich, W H, Cargnelli, M, Kammel, P, Marton, J, Naegele, N, Pawlek, P, Scrinzi, A, Werner, J, Zmeskal, J, Bistirlich, J, and others, and. 1987. "Muon-catalyzed D-T fusion at low temperature". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.58.329.
@article{osti_6634214,
title = {Muon-catalyzed D-T fusion at low temperature},
author = {Breunlich, W H and Cargnelli, M and Kammel, P and Marton, J and Naegele, N and Pawlek, P and Scrinzi, A and Werner, J and Zmeskal, J and Bistirlich, J and others, and},
abstractNote = {Muon-catalyzed deuterium-tritium fusion was investigated within a wide range of mixtures in liquid and gas (23--35 K) by detection of fusion neutrons. Our improved analysis includes hyperfine effects and allows a clear separation of intrinsic dt sticking ..omega../sub s/ from kinetic effects. Strongly density-dependent cycle rates with values up to 1.45 x 10/sup 8/ s/sup -1/, yields of 113 fusions per muon, and ..omega../sub s/ = (0.45 +- 0.05)% are found. In comparison with previous experiments we confirm that ..omega../sub s/ in liquid is lower than theoretically predicted, but do not find a strong dependence on either c/sub t/ or density.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.58.329},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6634214}, journal = {Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 58:4,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 EST 1987}
}