Lifetime and population of the 2S state in muonic hydrogen and deuterium
- Diepold, Marc Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Germany
- Amaro, Fernando D. Departamento de Física, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
- Antognini, Aldo Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Germany - Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- Biraben, François Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, École Normale Supérieure, CNRS, Paris, France
- Cardoso, João M. R. Departamento de Física, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
- Covita, Daniel S. I3N, Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
- Dax, Andreas Physics Department, Yale University, New Haven, USA
- Dhawan, Satish Physics Department, Yale University, New Haven, USA
- Fernandes, Luis M. P. Departamento de Física, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
- Giesen, Adolf Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge, Universität Stuttgart, Germany - Dausinger & Giesen GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
- Gouvea, Andrea L. Departamento de Física, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
- Graf, Thomas Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
- Hänsch, Theodor W. Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Germany
- Indelicato, Paul Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, École Normale Supérieure, CNRS, Paris, France
- Julien, Lucile Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, École Normale Supérieure, CNRS, Paris, France
- Kao, Cheng-Yang Physics Department, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
- Knowles, Paul E. Département de Physique, Université de Fribourg, Switzerland
- Kottmann, Franz Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- Bigot, Eric-Olivier Le Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, École Normale Supérieure, CNRS, Paris, France
- Liu, Yi-Wei Physics Department, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
- Lopes, José A. M. Departamento de Física, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
- Ludhova, Livia Département de Physique, Université de Fribourg, Switzerland
- Monteiro, Cristina M. B. Departamento de Física, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
- Mulhauser, Françoise Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Germany - Département de Physique, Université de Fribourg, Switzerland
- Nebel, Tobias Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Germany
- Nez, François Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, École Normale Supérieure, CNRS, Paris, France
- Rabinowitz, Paul Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, USA
- Santos, Joaquim M. F. dos Departamento de Física, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
- Schaller, Lukas A. Département de Physique, Université de Fribourg, Switzerland
- Schuhmann, Karsten Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland - Dausinger & Giesen GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany - Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen–PSI, Switzerland
- Schwob, Catherine Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, École Normale Supérieure, CNRS, Paris, France
- Taqqu, David Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen–PSI, Switzerland
- Veloso, João F. C. A. I3N, Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
- Vogelsang, Jan Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Germany
- Pohl, Randolf Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Germany
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31.10.2013
Published in:
- Physical Review A. - 2013, vol. 88, no. 4, p. 042520
English
Radiative deexcitation (RD) of the metastable 2S state of muonic hydrogen and deuterium atoms has been observed. In muonic hydrogen, we improve the precision on lifetime and population (formation probability) values for the short-lived μp(2S) component, and give an upper limit for RD of long-lived μp(2S) atoms. In muonic deuterium at 1 hPa, 3.1±0.3% of all stopped muons form μd(2S) atoms. The short-lived 2S component has a population of 1.35 −0.33+0.57% and a lifetime of τ2Sshort(μd)=138 −34⁺³² ns. We see evidence for RD of long-lived μd(2S) with a lifetime of τ2Slong(μd)=1.15 −0.53+0.75μs. This is interpreted as formation and decay of excited muonic molecules.
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences et de médecine
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- Département de Physique
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- English
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- Physics
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- RERO DOC 208650
- DOI 10.1103/PhysRevA.88.042520
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- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/303303
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