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Ultraslow positive-muon generation by laser ionization of thermal muonium from hot tungsten at primary proton beam

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Meson Science Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo (UT-MSL), Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 (Japan)
Thermal muonium (positive muon {mu}{sup +} and electron {ital e}{sup {minus}}) atoms were produced from the surface of a hot (2300 K) and high purity tungsten foil placed at the primary beam of 500 MeV pulsed protons. Resonant ionization (1{ital s}{r_arrow}2{ital p}{r_arrow}unbound) of the thermal muonium with pulsed laser sources was achieved with reference to thermal hydrogen isotopes (D and T) so as to produce a potentially intense ultraslow (as low as 0.2 eV) positive muon beam with an extremely narrow phase-space volume and high stopping density.
OSTI ID:
69301
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 74; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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