THE GAMMA-RAYS FROM MUON CATALYSED FUSION OF HYDROGEN AND DEUTERIUM
The fusion of hydrogen and deuterium catalyzed by muons was observed by Alvarez et al. Events were seen in a bubble chamber in which the muon was re- emitted with the energy released in the fusion process. In the experiments described here the gamma rays from the fusion were detected and a measurement made of their time distribution. The yield of gamma rays was found to be 0.34 plus or minus 0.06 per muon stopping in liquid hydrogen enriched with 1.8% of deugives an internal conversion coefficient of 0.066 plus or minus 0.014. The analysis of the time distribution enables the following limits to be set on the two reaction rates involved: 0.19 x 10/sup 6/ sec/sup -1/ < lambda /sub slow/ < 0.88 x 10/sup 6/sec/sup -1/ and 0.55 x 1 0/sup 6/ sec/sup -1/ < lambda /sub fast/ < 2 x 10/sup 7/sec/sup -1/. A comparison with theory shows that it is not possible to assign them to particular processes in the chain of events following a muon stopping in the enriched mixture. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Liverpool
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-006018
- OSTI ID:
- 4310883
- Journal Information:
- Proc. Phys. Soc. (London), Journal Name: Proc. Phys. Soc. (London) Vol. Vol: 71
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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