Low-energy inelastic collisions of excited hydrogen mesic atoms

Abstract
The advanced adiabatic approach (AAA) previously proposed for the description of collision problems in atomic physics is extended to the specific case of mesic atom collisions in excited states n⩾2. Calculations of the muon transfer and Coulomb deexcitation rates in collisions of ()n, ()n, and ()n muonic atoms in excited states n=3,4,5 with hydrogen isotopes p, d, t are presented.