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On the Use of a H2–O2 Gas Target in Muonic Hydrogen Atom Hyperfine Splitting Experiments

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We propose a substantial improvement of the experimental method for the measurement of the hyperfine splitting of the ground state of muonic hydrogen described in earlier papers [1,2]. By further developing the idea to use the diffusion of the muon hydrogen atoms as a signature of laser-induced hyperfine transitions, we suggest a technique based on the energy dependence of the rate of muon transfer to oxygen in the thermal region, and demonstrate its efficiency and significant practical advantages.

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  1. Institute of Nuclear Physics, ul. Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342, Krakow, Poland

    A. Adamczak

  2. Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Sofia, Bulgaria

    D. Bakalov & K. Bakalova

  3. Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    E. Polacco

  4. LCAR-IRSAMC, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France

    C. Rizzo

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Adamczak, A., Bakalov, D., Bakalova, K. et al. On the Use of a H2–O2 Gas Target in Muonic Hydrogen Atom Hyperfine Splitting Experiments. Hyperfine Interactions 136, 1–7 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015576825454

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