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An exclusive measurement of the excitation functions for the dd → 3Hep π − and dd → 3Hen π 0 → 3Hen γ γ reactions was performed at the Cooler Synchrotron COSY-Jülich with the WASA-at-COSY detection system. The data were collected in two dedicated experiments in 2008 and in 2010. The experimental method and the current status of the analysis are presented.
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Krzemien, W., Moskal, P. & Skurzok, M. Search for η-Mesic 4He with WASA-at-COSY. Few-Body Syst 55, 795–799 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-013-0782-2
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