Experimental Investigation of Muon-Catalyzedd−tFusion

Abstract

Measurements of the absolute neutron yield and the time dependence of the appearance of neutrons resulting from muon-catalyzed fusion have been carried out in high-density deuterium-tritium mixtures. The temperature dependence of the resonant $\mathrm{dt}\mu$-molecular formation process has been determined in the range 100 to 540 K. Mesomolecular formation is found to be resonant for DT as well as ${\mathrm{D}}_2$ target molecules. The sticking probability and other fundamental parameters have been measured for the first time.