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Muon decay in orbit spectra for μ − e conversion experiments

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We have determined in detail the electron spectrum in the decay of bound muons. These results are especially relevant for the upcoming μ − e conversion experiments.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2E1

    Andrzej Czarnecki & Xavier Garcia i Tormo

  2. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012, Bern, Switzerland

    Xavier Garcia i Tormo

  3. Department of Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA

    William Joseph Marciano

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Czarnecki, A., Garcia i Tormo, X. & Marciano, W.J. Muon decay in orbit spectra for μ − e conversion experiments. Hyperfine Interact 210, 19–23 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-011-0540-0

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