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A clear distinction is made between the spur model for muonium formation in condensed matter and the alternative hot model. Arguments against the spur model are considered and found lacking. Some new data is presented for aqueous systems: the initial diamagnetic fraction increases with OH− concentration, and unequivocal muonium inhibition is demonstrated for HClO4 solutions.
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This work was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada through an Intermediate Energy Physics Project Grant.
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Percival, P.W., Brodovitch, JC. & Newman, K.E. A reply to arguments against a spur model for muonium formation. Hyperfine Interact 18, 721–725 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02064892
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