Ultra slow muons generated by laser resonant ionization of thermal muonium produced by 500-MeV protons with hot tungsten

被引:10
作者
Miyake, Y
Shimomura, K
Mills, AP
Nagamine, K
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,LUCENT TECHNOL,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
[2] RIKEN,INST PHYS & CHEM RES,MUON SCI LAB,WAKO,SAITAMA 35101,JAPAN
来源
HYPERFINE INTERACTIONS | 1997年 / 106卷 / 1-4期
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D O I
10.1023/A:1012662512868
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学]; O56 [分子物理学、原子物理学];
学科分类号
070203 ; 070304 ; 081704 ; 1406 ;
摘要
We report recent progress to date on the UT-MSL/KEK ''Ultra Slow Muon'' project, in which thermal muonium (Mu) atoms are generated from the surface of a hot tungsten target placed at the primary 500 MeV proton beam line and resonantly ionized by intense u.v. lasers synchronized with the emission of the Mu. The positive muon ionization fragments are collected by electrostatic beam optics to form a beam of slow positive muons.
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页码:237 / 244
页数:8
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