Ramsauer-Townsend effect in muonic atom scattering

Journal Article · Tue Mar 14 23:00:00 EST 2006 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.73.0· OSTI ID:20787013

Mulhauser, F; Huot, O; Jacot-Guillarmod, R; Knowles, P E; Schaller, L A ^[1]; Adamczak, A ^[2]; Beer, G A ^[3]; Bystritsky, V M; Stolupin, V A ^[4]; Filipowicz, M ^[5]; Fujiwara, M C; Marshall, G M; Olin, A; Porcelli, T A ^[6]; Huber, T M ^[7]; Kammel, P ^[8]; Kim, S K ^[9]; Kunselman, A R ^[10]; Petitjean, C ^[11]; Wozniak, J ^[12]

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1. Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, CH-1700 Fribourg (Switzerland)
2. Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342 Cracow (Poland)
3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, V8W 2Y2 (Canada)
4. Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna 141980 (Russian Federation)
5. Faculty of Fuels and Energy, AGH University of Science and Technology, PL-30059 Cracow (Poland)
6. TRIUMF, Vancouver, V6T 2A3 (Canada)
7. Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota 56082 (United States)
8. University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
9. Physics Department, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756 (Korea, Republic of)
10. University of Wyoming Physics, Laramie, Wyoming 82071-3905 (United States)
11. Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI (Switzerland)
12. Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, PL-30059 Cracow (Poland)

We present the final results of an experimental study of {mu}d and {mu}t atom scattering in solid hydrogen cooled to 3 K. Strong effects resulting from the Ramsauer-Townsend effect have been observed in the TRIUMF experiment E742 where muons were stopped in thin frozen layers of hydrogen. The measured Ramsauer-Townsend minimum energy for both {mu}d and {mu}t atoms and the minimum cross section are in agreement with theory.

• OSTI ID: 20787013
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 73; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
CROSS SECTIONS
HYDROGEN
LAYERS
MUONIC ATOMS
MUONS
RAMSAUER EFFECT
SCATTERING
SOLIDS