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Production of the Smallest QED Atom: True Muonium (mu^+ mu^-)

Authors :
Brodsky, Stanley J.
Lebed, Richard F.
Source :
Phys.Rev.Lett.102:213401,2009
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

The "true muonium" (mu^+ mu-) and "true tauonium" (tau^+ tau^-) bound states are not only the heaviest, but also the most compact pure QED systems. The rapid weak decay of the tau makes the observation of true tauonium difficult. However, as we show, the production and study of true muonium is possible at modern electron-positron colliders.<br />Comment: 4 pages, ReVTeX, 4 eps figures; minor wording changes and reordering of a reference. Version accepted by Phys. Rev. Lett

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Phys.Rev.Lett.102:213401,2009
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.0904.2225
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.213401