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Hyperfine Populations Prior to Muon Capture

Nuclear Theory 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

It is shown that the 1S level hyperfine populations prior to muon capture will be statistical when either target or beam are unpolarised independent of the atomic level at which the hyperfine interaction becomes appreciable. This assertion holds in the absence of magnetic transitions during the cascade and is true because of minimal polarisation after atomic capture and selective feeding during the cascade.

Cite

@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9212007,
  title  = {Hyperfine Populations Prior to Muon Capture},
  author = {J. G. Congleton},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9212007},
  year   = {2009}
}

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(revtex, 6 preprint pages, no figures)

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