Measurement of the resonant d(mu)t molecular formation rate in solid HD.
Measurements of muon-catalyzed dt fusion ( d(mu)t-->4He + n + mu(-)) in solid HD have been performed. The theory describing the energy dependent resonant molecular formation rate for the reaction (mu)t + HD-->[(d(mu)t)pee](*) is compared to experimental results in a pure solid HD target. Constraints on the rates are inferred through the use of a Monte Carlo model developed specifically for the experiment. From the time-of-flight analysis of fusion events in 16 and 37 microg x cm(-2) targets, an average formation rate consistent with 0.897+/-(0.046)(stat)+/-(0.166)(syst) times the theoretical prediction was obtained.
Porcelli
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 3P6.
Adamczak
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Bailey
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JM
Beer
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GA
Douglas
J L
JL
Faifman
M P
MP
Fujiwara
M C
MC
Huber
T M
TM
Kammel
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P
Kim
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SK
Knowles
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PE
Kunselman
A R
AR
Maier
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M
Markushin
V E
VE
Marshall
G M
GM
Mason
G R
GR
Mulhauser
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F
Olin
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A
Petitjean
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C
Zmeskal
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