Experimental study of muon-catalyzed fusion in low-density deuterium-tritium gas

Journal Article · Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.53.1137· OSTI ID:6350499

Breunlich, W H; Cargnelli, M; Kammel, P; Marton, J; Pawlek, P; Werner, J; Zmeskal, A J; Crowe, K M; Kurck, J; Janett, A

High rates for mesomolecular processes were found in a study of neutron spectra from muon-catalyzed dt fusion in low-density D/T mixtures. An interpretation is given in terms of a reaction-kinetics model which includes hyperfine effects. The hyperfine components of the d..mu..t formation rates, first separated in this experiment, are large from 30 to 300 K. An unexpected temperature dependence for the transition rate between ..mu..t hyperfine states is found.

• Research Organization: Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-81ER40004
• OSTI ID: 6350499
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 53:12; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOMS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CATALYSIS
CORRELATIONS
DATA
DENSITY
DEUTERIUM
ENERGY
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUIDS
FUSION REACTIONS
GASES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
HYPERFINE STRUCTURE
INFORMATION
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
LOW TEMPERATURE
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
MUONIC ATOMS
NEUTRON SPECTRA
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RADIOISOTOPES
SPECTRA
STABLE ISOTOPES
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
THRESHOLD ENERGY
TRITIUM
VERY LOW TEMPERATURE
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES