Pressure broadening of the ((dt. mu. )dee)* formation resonances

Conference · Tue Dec 27 00:00:00 EST 1988 · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6386170

Cohen, J S; Leon, M; Padial, N T

The treatment of ((dt..mu..)dee)* formation at high densities as a pressure broadening process is discussed. Cross sections for collisions of the complex (dt..mu..)dee, and of the D/sub 2/ molecule from which it is formed, with the bath molecules have been accurately calculated. These cross sections are used to calculate the collisional width in three variations of the impact approximation that have been proposed for this problem. In general, the quasistatic approximation is shown to satisfy the usual conditions of muon-catalyzed fusion better than does the impact approximation. A preliminary rough treatment is presented to illustrate the quasistatic approximation.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
• OSTI ID: 6386170
• Report Number(s): CONF-8805170-; TRN: 89-005704
• Journal Information: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 181:1; Conference: Muon catalyzed fusion workshop, Sanibel Island, FL, USA, 2 May 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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