Muon catalysis and fusion reactions at low energies

Abstract

Abstract The essence of the phenomenon of the muon catalysed fusion (μCF) is explained. The today status of the muon catalysis investigations is presented and various aspects of μ CF application are discussed. Muon catalysed fusion as a probe of few nucleon system structure is considered and the theoretical analysis of the methods to obtain the relevant information is presented. The kinetics of μ CF processes in the hydrogen isotope mixture is considered and the observables in μ CF are related to the characteristics of the fusion reactions between hydrogen isotopes. The perspectives and unsolved problems are outlined.