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Electric-field dependence of muonium formation in liquid helium

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The influence of electric fields on the formation of muonium in liquid helium (4He,3He, and mixture of4He + 0.2%3He) has been studied. It was found that the relative distribution of muon-electron pairs is anisotropic. The maximum muon density is shifted with respect to the electrons in the direction of the initial muon momentum. Due to the anisotropy the muonium asymmetry in normal liquid helium is enhanced by a factor of 3 in an electric fieldE=1 kV/cm.

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  1. RSC Kurchatov Institute, 123182, Moscow, Russia

    Evgenji Krasnoperov & Evgenji E. Meilikhov

  2. Institute for Nuclear Research, 117312, Moscow, Russia

    Dimitrji Eschenko

  3. Paul Scherrer Institute, Würenlingen and Villigen, CH-5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

    Dierk Herlach, Elvezio Morenzoni & Ulrich Zimmermann

  4. Institute for Intermediate Energy Physics, ETE Zürich, CH-5232, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

    Fredy N. Gygax & Alexander Schenck

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  1. Evgenji Krasnoperov
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Krasnoperov, E., Meilikhov, E.E., Eschenko, D. et al. Electric-field dependence of muonium formation in liquid helium. Hyperfine Interact 87, 1011–1016 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02068498

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