Auger transition rates for the muonic molecular iontdμ

The rates of the Auger transitions between all bound states of the muonic molecular ion tdμ for the four initial configurations [(tdμ)e], [(tdμ)de${]}^{+}$, [(tdμ)d2e], and [(tdμ)2d2e${]}^{+}$ were calculated using new highly accurate variational three-body wave functions. Qualitative agreement with previous calculations was found. As a byproduct of the calculations we obtained an upper bound for the energy of the tdμ(20) state ${\varepsilon }_{20}$=-102.6489 eV, which is significantly lower than the best literature value.