ON THE NUCLEAR CAPTURE OF MUONS WITH ELECTRON EMISSION

Journal Article · Sat Apr 15 04:00:00 EST 1961 · Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.122.687· OSTI ID:4030576

Conversi, M; Di Lella, L; Egidi, A; Rubbia, C; Toller, M

Two experiments carried out to search for the process of muon capture with electron emission are reported. The second of the two experiments is nearly 200 times more sensitive than earlier attempts to find this capture mode, but no indication is obtained in favor of the latter. In both experiments negative muons are made to stop in copper, where coherent capture is predominant, so that the "capture electrons"should be emitted with an energy spectrum sharply peaked around 100 Mev. For the branching ratio of the process searched for, relative to ordinary muon t 5x 10/sup -5/ and 5 x 10/sup -6/ established through the first and second experiment, respectively. (auth)

• Research Organization: Universita, Rome
• NSA Number: NSA-15-016342
• OSTI ID: 4030576
• Journal Information: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D, Journal Name: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D Vol. Vol: 122; ISSN PHRVA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ABSORPTION
BRANCHING RATIO
CAPTURE
COPPER
DECAY
ELECTRONS
EMISSION
MUONS
MUONS-MINUS
NUCLEI
PHYSICS
SPECTRA