X-Ray Lasing in a Muon Catalyzed Fusion System

  • S. Eliezer
  • Z. Henis
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Abstract

When an energetic negative muon enters a dense DT target it initiates the chain of reactions: (a) stopping and capture of p into atomic levels of deuterium and tritium. (b)μ transfer from the duterium to the tritium which can occur both from excited and from the ground state of dμ. (d) Nuclear fusion of dt (the capital letters D and T denote the deuterium and tritium atoms while the small letters denote the nuclei). The muon is either released or captured by the nuclear fusion products (sticking).

The possibility of an X-ray laser with photon energy of 370 e V induced by the deexcitation of dμ is suggested in this paper. A rod of dense deuteriumtritium mixture is irradiated by a muon beam. The stuck populations of the excited states during the cascade of dμ and tp are used for lasing.

Keywords

Population Inversion Auger Transition Muon Beam Tritium Atom Negative Muon 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • S. Eliezer
    • 1
    • 2
  • Z. Henis
    • 2
  1. 1.Instituto de Fusión NuclearE.T.S. Ingenieros IndustrialesMadridSpain
  2. 2.Soreq N.R.CYavneIsrael

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