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Localization of muonium at empty micelles: As evidenced by decreased spin relaxation rates

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Muonium apparently localizes preferentially in the hydrocarbon phase of micelles in water. The evidence for this appears in the form of a decrease in the muonium relaxation rate towards a solute (nitrate ions) present in the bulk aqueous phase, when micelles are added. A two-component relaxation function for the muonium signal was used in the ‘fitting’, and showed that the residence time was short compared to the muon or muonium lifetime.

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  1. Chemistry Department and TRIUMF, University of British Columbia, V6T 1Y6, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

    Krishnan Venkateswaran & David C. Walker

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  1. Krishnan Venkateswaran
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Venkateswaran, K., Walker, D.C. Localization of muonium at empty micelles: As evidenced by decreased spin relaxation rates. Hyperfine Interact 32, 559–564 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02394955

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