Measurement of X-Ray and $γ$ -Ray Intensities Following the Fusion of $d μ d$ and $p μ d$

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28 October 1985

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Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters

Vol. 55 (18) , 1870-1873
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.55.1870

Abstract

Muonic x-ray spectra of

μ {}^{3}{He}

from

d μ d

and

p μ d

fusion have been measured for the first time. Intensity ratios

\frac{μ {}^{3}{He} (3 \to 1)}{μ {}^{3}{He} (2 \to 1)}

were found to be 0.13±0.02 and 0.053±0.007 in the cases of

d μ d

and

p μ d

fusion, respectively. The population of excited

μ {}^{3}{He}

states from

p μ d \to μ {}^{3}{He} + γ

was measured with the help of the

γ

rays.

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