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We present a new open source software for the integration of the radial Dirac equation developed specifically with muonic atoms in mind. The software, called mudirac, is written in C++ and can be used to predict frequencies and…
Muonium (Mu), a bound state of a positively charged muon and an electron, can diffuse through crystal lattices and interact with defect centers in insulators and semiconductors. We demonstrate that this Mu's diffusive property can be used…
The rapid developments of computational quantum chemistry methods and supercomputing facilities motivate the renewed interest in the analysis of the muon/electron interactions in $\mu$SR experiments with \emph{ab initio} approaches. Modern…
While dimuonium $(\mu^+\mu^-)$ has not yet been observed, it is of utmost fundamental interest. By virtue of the larger mass, dimuonium has greater sensitivity to beyond the standard model effects than its cousins positronium or muonium,…
This paper presents the design of the MuPIF distributed, multi-physics simulation platform and its performance in the context of the H2020 Composelector project. The description of MuPIF's model and data interfaces provides implementation…
A method is presented using helicity cross sections for calculating neutrino-nucleon interactions. The formalism is applied in the calculation of the pion spectra produced by nu_mu and nu_tau beams. The masses of the charged leptons are…
Transition rates for coherent muon-electron conversion in muonic atoms, mu+N --> e+N, are computed for various types of muon number violating interactions. Attention is paid to relativistic atomic effects, Coulomb distortion, finite nuclear…
The recent observation of discrepancies in the muonic sector motivates searches for the yet undiscovered atom true muonium $(\mu^+\mu^-)$. To leverage potential experimental signals, precise theoretical calculations are required. I will…
Muons are elementary particles and provide cleaner collision events that can explore higher energies compared to composite particles like protons. Muons are also far heavier than their electron cousins, meaning that they emit less…
This article presents a study of the passage of dimuonium through the foil of ordinary matter. First, we provide an overview of how dimuonium is planned to be produced for such a type of experiment and how it is expected to interact with…
The muon-proton ($\mu p$) collider is an interesting option of the muon collider. Here we discuss the physics potential of the $\mu p$ collider; especially, leptoquarks and contact interactions. We calculate the sensitivity reach for the…
With no concrete evidence for non-gravitational interactions of dark matter to date, it is natural to wonder whether dark matter couples predominantly to the Standard Model (SM)'s neutrinos. Neutrino interactions (and the possible existence…
This paper deals with the complex problem of how to simulate multiparticle contacts. The collision process is responsible for the transfer and dissipation of energy in granular media. A novel model of the interaction force between particles…
We study the production of the dimuonium (also known as true muonium) in two and three photon fusion processes in nucleus--nucleus collisions at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) energies. A new formalism is introduced for the production…
Cosmic rays interact with nuclei in the Earth's atmosphere to produce extensive air showers, which give rise to the atmospheric muon flux. Temperature fluctuations in the atmosphere influence the rate of muons measured in deep underground…
Significant progress has recently been made in calculating muon stopping sites using density functional theory. The technique aims to address two of the most common criticisms of the muon-spin spectroscopy ($\mu^+$SR) technique, namely,…
A muon collider would be a powerful tool for exploring the energy-frontier with leptons, and would complement the studies now under way at the LHC. Such a device would offer several important benefits. Muons, like electrons, are point…
The eventual prospect of muon colliders reaching several TeV encourages us to consider the experimental opportunities presented by very copious stores of muons, approaching $10^{21}$ per year. I summarize and comment upon some highlights of…
Construction of muon collider or dedicated muon ring tangential to the LHC will give opportunity to handle $\mu$p collisions at multi-TeV center of mass energies. Main parameters and physics search potential of the LHC based $\mu$p…
A positive muon ($\mu^+$) and an electron ($e^-$) form the the hydrogen-like muonium atom ($M$=$\mu^+ e^-$). Since it consists of two leptonic particles which are according to present knowledge point-like, accurate calculations of its level…