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Advantages and Limitations of Solid Layer Experiments in Muon Catalyzed Fusion

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Since the discovery that muonic deuterium at energies near a few eV could travel distances of the order of 1 mm in condensed hydrogen, and in particular that muonic tritium and muonic deuterium could emerge from the surface of a solid hydrogen layer, the advantages of solid targets have enabled the study of several processes important in muon catalyzed fusion. A review of the results is presented, emphasizing the strengths and limitations of the use of solid hydrogen layer targets.

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  1. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A3, Canada

    G. M. Marshall

  2. Institute of Nuclear Physics, PL-31-342, Cracow, Poland

    A. Adamczak

  3. Chester Technology, Chester, UK

    J. M. Bailey

  4. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A3, Canada

    J. L. Beveridge & K. R. Kendall

  5. Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 3P6, Canada

    G. A. Beer, P. E. Knowles, M. Maier, G. R. Mason, A. Olin & T. A. Porcelli

  6. Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada

    J. H. Brewer, B. M. Forster & M. C. Fujiwara

  7. Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980, Dubna, Russia

    V. M. Bystritsky, V. S. Melezhik & V. A. Stolupin

  8. Kurchatov Institute“, Russian Research Center ”, Moscow, 123182, Russia

    M. P. Faifman

  9. Physics, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, 56082, USA

    T. M. Huber

  10. Physics Department, University of Fribourg, CH-1700, Fribourg, Switzerland

    R. Jacot-Guillarmod, F. Mulhauser & L. A. Schaller

  11. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    P. Kammel

  12. Ontario Hydro, Mississauga, ON, Canada

    N. P. Kherani

  13. Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju City, 560-756, South Korea

    S. K. Kim & A. R. Kunselman

  14. Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232, Villigen, Switzerland

    V. E. Markushin & C. Petitjean

  15. Medium Energy Physics, Austrian Academy of Sciences, A-1090, Vienna, Austria

    J. Zmeskal

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Marshall, G.M., Adamczak, A., Bailey, J.M. et al. Advantages and Limitations of Solid Layer Experiments in Muon Catalyzed Fusion. Hyperfine Interactions 138, 203–211 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020835825140

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