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Several experiments performed by our group in recent years have put into evidence the complex structure of the time distributions of the muonic X-rays following transfer from muonic hydrogen isotopes to heavier elements. Simulations have shown that a substantial fraction of the µp atoms in the ground state have epithermal energies. Therefore, an energy dependence of the transfer rate seems a reasonable assumption for the explanation of the complex time structure.
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Schellenberg, L., Adamczak, A., Jacot-Guillarmod, R. et al. Muon transfer to light atoms. Hyperfine Interact 101, 215–220 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02227625
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