Mesic atom deexcitation via an external Auger process
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. A
- St. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, St. Petersburg District, Gatchina 188300 (Russian Federation)
The mesic atom deexcitation via an external Auger process on hydrogen molecules (atoms) is considered in a semiclassical approach: relative motion of nuclei is described as a classical process in the potential field, while the motion of the muon and electron is described quantum mechanically. The rates of the hydrogen deexcitation are calculated, beginning from the principal quantum number n=6. It is shown that as a result of the Auger transition, mesic atoms can either accelerate up to energies {approx}1 eV or form a bound state (molecule) with a target atom. The decay of such a state via predissociation is characterized by a considerable rate ({approx}10{sup 12} s{sup -1}) and high-energy release ({approx}100 eV)
- OSTI ID:
- 20633986
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 67; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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