Energy distributions of excited muonic atoms in deuterium-tritium gas mixtures

Abstract

Energy distributions of excited muonic atoms in deuterium-tritium gas mixtures are presented together with the primary energy distribution in the ground state. Results have been obtained using the existing theoretical data for collision-induced and radiative transitions in excited muonic atom for the principal quantum number n ≤ 12. They indicate that Auger and radiative transitions may play an important role in the determination of these energy distributions. It was also shown that inclusion of muon transfer via decay of the metastable (dtμ)* molecule formed in the (tμ)2s + D2 collision significantly influences the population of dμ atoms in the ground state.