Resonant Formation of $dμt$ Molecules in Deuterium: An Atomic Beam Measurement of Muon Catalyzed dt Fusion

Details Resonant Formation of $dμt$ Molecules in Deuterium: An Atomic Beam Measurement of Muon Catalyzed dt Fusion Resonant Formation of $dμt$ Molecules in Deuterium: An Atomic Beam Measurement of Muon Catalyzed dt Fusion

2000-08-06

arxiv.org/abs/nucl-ex/0008002v1

Phys.Rev.Lett. 85 (2000) 1642-1645

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Experiment

To appear in Phys. Rev. Lett

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.1642

Resonant formation of $d\mu t$ molecules in collisions of muonic tritium ($\mu t$) on D$_2$ was investigated using a beam of $\mu t$ atoms, demonstrating a new direct approach in muon catalyzed fusion studies. Strong epithermal resonances in $d\mu t$ formation were directly revealed for the first time. From the time-of-flight analysis of $2036\pm 116$ $dt$ fusion events, a formation rate consistent with $0.73\pm (0.16)_{meas} \pm (0.09)_{model}$ times the theoretical prediction was obtained. For the largest peak at a resonance energy of $0.423 \pm 0.037$ eV, this corresponds to a rate of $(7.1 \pm 1.8) \times 10^9$ s$^{-1}$, more than an order of magnitude larger than those at low energies.

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