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Stability and hyperfine structure of the four- and five-body muon-atomic clusters $a^{+} b^{+} \mu^{-} e^{-}$ and $a^{+} b^{+} \mu^{-} e^{-} e^{-}$

Atomic Physics 2015-06-03 v4 Atomic and Molecular Clusters

Abstract

Based on the results of accurate variational calculations we demonstrate stability of the five-body negatively charged ions a+b+μeea^{+} b^{+} \mu^{-} e^{-} e^{-}. Each of these five-body ions contains two electrons ee^{-}, one negatively charged muon μ\mu^{-} and two nuclei of the hydrogen isotopes a,b=(p,d,t)a, b = (p, d, t). The bound state properties of these five-body ions, including their hyperfine structure, are briefly discussed. We also investigate the hyperfine structure of the ground states of the four-body muonic quasi-atoms a+b+μea^{+} b^{+} \mu^{-} e^{-}. In particular, we determine the hyperfine structure splittings for the ground state of the four-body muonic quasi-atoms: p+d+μep^{+} d^{+} \mu^{-} e^{-} and p+t+μep^{+} t^{+} \mu^{-} e^{-}.

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@article{arxiv.1112.4111,
  title  = {Stability and hyperfine structure of the four- and five-body muon-atomic clusters $a^{+} b^{+} \mu^{-} e^{-}$ and $a^{+} b^{+} \mu^{-} e^{-} e^{-}$},
  author = {Alexei M. Frolov and David M. Wardlaw},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.4111},
  year   = {2015}
}