1. Experimental investigation of muon-catalyzed t + t fusion
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D. L. Demin, A. D. Konin, A. A. Yukhimchuk, Victor R. Bom, V.G. Zinov, V. V. Filchenkov, S. V. Filchagin, R. K. Musyaev, A. V. Kuryakin, S. K. Grishechkin, D. P. Tumkin, L. N. Bogdanova, C.W.E. van Eijk, K. I. Gritsaj, A. M. Demin, N. N. Grafov, S. A. Yukhimchuk, Yu. I. Vinogradov, A. I. Rudenko, S. V. Zlatoustovskii, and S. V. Medved
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Physics ,Fusion ,Muon-catalyzed fusion ,Muon ,Hydrogen ,General Physics and Astronomy ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Nuclear physics ,chemistry ,Nuclear fusion ,Tritium ,Atomic physics ,Liquid hydrogen ,Helium - Abstract
The muon-catalyzed fusion (μCF) process in tritium was studied by the μCF collaboration on the muon beam of the JINR Phasotron. The measurements were carried out with a liquid tritium target at the temperature 22 K and density approximately 1.25 of the liquid hydrogen density (LHD). Parameters of the μCF cycle were determined: the ttμ muonic molecule formation rate λ ttμ = 2.84(0.32) μs−1, the ttμ fusion reaction rate λ f = 15.6(2.0) μs−1, and the probability of muon sticking to helium ω tt = 13.9(1.5)%. The results agree with those obtained earlier by other groups, but better accuracy was achieved due to our unique experimental method.
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- 2009