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We consider the zero field depolarization of stationary muons at various sites in fcc and bcc crystals. Significant derivations from the classic Kubo-Toyabe treatment are explained as due to violations of some fundamental assumptions underlying this theory.
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Petzinger, K.G., Wei, S.H. Zero field muon spin depolarization revisited. Hyperfine Interact 18, 441–446 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02064850
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