TY - JOUR
T1 - First observation of radiative photons associated with the μ- transfer process from (tμ-) to 3He through an intermediate (t3He μ-) mesomolecule
AU - Matsuzaki, T.
AU - Nagamine, K.
AU - Ishida, K.
AU - Kawamura, N.
AU - Nakamura, S. N.
AU - Matsuda, Y.
AU - Tanase, M.
AU - Kato, M.
AU - Kurosawa, K.
AU - Sugai, H.
AU - Kudo, K.
AU - Takeda, N.
AU - Eaton, G. H.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - For the first time, we have observed the 6.76 keV radiative transition photons associated with the μ- transfer process from (tμ-) atoms to 3He nuclei through intermediate (t3He μ-) mesomolecule formation in a solid T2 target. The radiative decay branching ratio of the (t3He μ-) mesomolecule and the muon transfer rate were determined and compared with theoretical values. We also studied an accumulation process of 3He atoms in a solid T2 target by observing the neutron decay rates originating from t-t muon-catalyzed fusions. Their time dependence indicates a sudden 3He bubble formation in the solid T2 at an atomic concentration of 130 ppm.
AB - For the first time, we have observed the 6.76 keV radiative transition photons associated with the μ- transfer process from (tμ-) atoms to 3He nuclei through intermediate (t3He μ-) mesomolecule formation in a solid T2 target. The radiative decay branching ratio of the (t3He μ-) mesomolecule and the muon transfer rate were determined and compared with theoretical values. We also studied an accumulation process of 3He atoms in a solid T2 target by observing the neutron decay rates originating from t-t muon-catalyzed fusions. Their time dependence indicates a sudden 3He bubble formation in the solid T2 at an atomic concentration of 130 ppm.
KW - He bubble formation in solid T
KW - Mesomolecule formation
KW - Muon transfer
KW - Muon-catalyzed fusion
KW - Radiative transition photon
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U2 - 10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01497-6
DO - 10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01497-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0037075083
VL - 527
SP - 43
EP - 49
JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
SN - 0370-2693
IS - 1-2
ER -