Diffusion of muonic deuterium in D sub 2 gas

Journal Article · Mon Oct 30 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Physical Review Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.63.1942· OSTI ID:5245168

Kraiman, J B; Chen, G; Guss, P P ^[1]; Breunlich, W H; Cargnelli, M; Hartmann, F J; Kammel, P; Marton, J; Petitjean, C; Reidy, J J; others, and

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1. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (USA)

Diffusion of muonic deuterium ({mu}{ital d}) atomd in D{sub 2} at 300 K was studied at pressures of 0.1--10 bars by measuring the distributions of time intervals between entry of negative muons into the gas and detection of photons emitted upon the arrival of {mu}{ital d} atoms at foils spaced along the muon beam axis. Results indicate an approximately Maxwellian velocity distribution with a mean energy of 1.8{plus minus}0.1 eV for the {mu}{ital d} atoms, and {mu}{ital d} scattering cross sections in agreement with theory.

• OSTI ID: 5245168
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (USA) Vol. 63:18; ISSN PRLTA; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
BEAMS
BOLTZMANN STATISTICS
CORRELATIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
DEUTERIUM
DIFFUSION
DISTRIBUTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY RANGE
EV RANGE
EV RANGE 01-10
EXCITED STATES
FERMIONS
FLUIDS
FOILS
GAMMA RADIATION
GASES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOTOPES
LEPTON BEAMS
LEPTONS
LIGHT NUCLEI
LOW PRESSURE
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEDIUM PRESSURE
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
MESIC MOLECULES
METALS
MOLECULES
MUON BEAMS
MUONIC MOLECULES
MUONS
MUONS MINUS
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PARTICLE BEAMS
PHOTON EMISSION
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLATINUM
PLATINUM METALS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATIONS
SCATTERING
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
STABLE ISOTOPES
STOPPING POWER
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TIME DEPENDENCE
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VAPOR PRESSURE
VELOCITY