We report the experimental determination of the collision-energy dependence of the muon transfer rate from the ground state of muonic hydrogen to oxygen at near-thermal energies. A sharp increase by nearly an order of magnitude in the energy range 0-70 meV was found that is not observed in other gases. The results set a reliable reference for quantum-mechanical calculations of low-energy processes with exotic atoms and provide firm ground for the measurement of the hyperfine splitting in muonic hydrogen and the determination of the Zemach radius of the proton by the FAMU collaboration.

Stoilov M., Adamczak A., Bakalov D., Danev P., Mocchiutti E., Pizzolotto C., et al. (2023). Experimental determination of the energy dependence of the rate of the muon transfer reaction from muonic hydrogen to oxygen for collision energies up to 0.1 eV. PHYSICAL REVIEW A, 107(3), 1-12 [10.1103/PhysRevA.107.032823].

Experimental determination of the energy dependence of the rate of the muon transfer reaction from muonic hydrogen to oxygen for collision energies up to 0.1 eV

Baldazzi G.
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Rignanese L. P.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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2023

Abstract

We report the experimental determination of the collision-energy dependence of the muon transfer rate from the ground state of muonic hydrogen to oxygen at near-thermal energies. A sharp increase by nearly an order of magnitude in the energy range 0-70 meV was found that is not observed in other gases. The results set a reliable reference for quantum-mechanical calculations of low-energy processes with exotic atoms and provide firm ground for the measurement of the hyperfine splitting in muonic hydrogen and the determination of the Zemach radius of the proton by the FAMU collaboration.
2023
Stoilov M., Adamczak A., Bakalov D., Danev P., Mocchiutti E., Pizzolotto C., et al. (2023). Experimental determination of the energy dependence of the rate of the muon transfer reaction from muonic hydrogen to oxygen for collision energies up to 0.1 eV. PHYSICAL REVIEW A, 107(3), 1-12 [10.1103/PhysRevA.107.032823].
Stoilov M.; Adamczak A.; Bakalov D.; Danev P.; Mocchiutti E.; Pizzolotto C.; Baldazzi G.; Baruzzo M.; Benocci R.; Bonesini M.; Cirrincione D.; Clemenz...espandi
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