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First detection of a muonated organic free radical in the gas phase

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We report the observation of the muonated ethyl radical in transverse magnetic fields. The radical is possibly formed by addition of epithermal Mu to ethylene. The pressure dependence of the line widths is discussed in terms of relaxation mechanisms of dipolar and spin-rotational origin.

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Roduner, E., Garner, D.M. First detection of a muonated organic free radical in the gas phase. Hyperfine Interact 32, 733–739 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02394978

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