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Characteristics of muon states in silicon

Journal Article · · Muon SR Newsl.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6391674
Recent results of muon spin rotation studies on silicon are discussed. Special attention is paid to the temperature and doping dependence of the formation probabilities and relaxation rates of the observed muon states. It is argued that normal muonium (Mu) and anomalous muonium (Mu*) are two completely different states with respect to physical and chemical properties. Mu* is a localized state, whereas evidence suggests that Mu diffuses through the silicon lattice.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM
OSTI ID:
6391674
Journal Information:
Muon SR Newsl.; (United States), Journal Name: Muon SR Newsl.; (United States) Vol. 28; ISSN MSRND
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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