https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530050243
Dynamics of muonic atom cascade in hydrogen-helium mixtures
1
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980
Dubna, Moscow region, Russia
2
Faculty of Physics and Nuclear Techniques,
University of Mining and Metallurgy, al. Mickiewicza 30,
30-059 Cracow, Poland
3
Sektion Physik der Universität München,
Schellingstr. 4, 80799 München, Germany
Received:
6
August
1998
Revised:
1
October
1998
Accepted:
2
October
1998
Published online: 15 February 1999
The deexcitation of excited muonic protium and deuterium in the mixture
of hydrogen and helium isotopes is considered. Methods of experimental
determination of the probability of direct atomic muon capture by hydrogen
and muon transfer rates from excited muonic hydrogen to helium are proposed.
Theoretical results for the population of the muonic atoms
in the ground state, 
, are compared with the existing
experimental data. Results obtained for 
mixtures are of
interest for investigation of nuclear fusion in 
muonic molecules.
PACS: 36.10.Dr – Positronium, muonium, muonic atoms and molecules
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 1999
