Abstract
High energy muons induce radiation damage when they interact with molecules or ions. The chemical reactions expected to occur are summarised, and attention is then given to events likely to give rise to radicals exhibiting muon-electron hyperfine coupling. Addition of muonium atoms to double or treble bonds, which is one example of the way this can occur is considered, and, in particular, the resulting proton-muon hyperfine isotope effect is discussed. Finally, possible chemical models for paramagnetic muon centres in carbon and silicon are outlined.
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I thank Dr. S. Cox and Dr. A. Hill for helpful discussions.
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Symons, M.C.R. Chemical aspects of muon spin rotation. Hyperfine Interact 19, 771–783 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02066120
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