https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530050169
Nuclear fusion in charge-asymmetric muonic molecules
1
Faculty of Physics, University of Mining and
Metallurgy al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
2
Petersburg Nuclear
Physics Institute, 188350 Gatchina, Russia
3
Sektion Physik der Universität München
Schellingstrasse 4, 80799 München, Germany
Corresponding author: a Nicolai.Popov@Physik.Uni-Muenchen.de
Received:
4
December
1997
Revised:
30
April
1998
Accepted:
7
May
1998
Published online: 15 September 1998
Nuclear fusion reactions in hydrogen-lithium muonic molecules,
(where h=p,d,t) are considered and fusion rates from
rotational states J=0 of the molecules are presented. Results obtained
depend on the isotopic composition of the molecules and range between
and 
. The upper limit for fusion
rates from
rotational states J=0 of hydrogen-helium muonic molecules,
and 
,
equal 
, is also found.
PACS: 36.10.Dr – Positronium, muonium, muonic
atoms and molecules / 25.45.-z –
-induced reactions / 25.55.-e –
-, 
-, and
-induced reactions
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 1998
