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An earlier theoretical treatment of the Coulomb capture of muons has been extended to take the radius of the (electronic) atom into account. Smaller radii are shown to favor the capture, in agreement with earlier experimental findings.
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Daniel, H. Coulomb capture of muons and atomic radius. Z Physik A 291, 29–31 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01415811
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