Abstract
Evidence is presented for a transition from the isotropic muonium state (Mu) to the [111] axially symmetric anomalous muonium state (Mu*) in diamond. Amplitude measurements for Mu* in a powder in zero field and with a single crystal oriented in a magnetic field indicate that such a transition occurs with a temperature-dependent rateΛ(T) and that the electron polarization is conserved during the transition. The possibility of determining the absolute sign of the Mu* hyperfine parameters is discussed.
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Patterson, B.D., Holzschuh, E., Kündig, W. et al. The transition from Mu to Mu* in diamond. Hyperfine Interact 18, 605–610 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02064877
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02064877