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In order to get the necessary yield of parent particles for muon-catalyzed fusion (μCF) purposes, an adequate production of negative pions represents the most effective mean, provided the pions are released in suitable beam-target collisions. If one takes into consideration the possibility of exploiting μCF for energy applications, the problem of the cost of the primary pions turns out to be essential.
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Bertin, A. et al. (1987). On the Production of Pions and Muons for the Purposes of Muon-Catalyzed Fusion. In: Brunelli, B., Leotta, G.G. (eds) Muon-Catalyzed Fusion and Fusion with Polarized Nuclei. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 33. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5930-3_12
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