The kinetics of muon-catalyzed dt fusion

Abstract

A main source of information about the muon-catalyzed fusion cycle in D-T mixtures are the cycling rates λc, which are characteristic for the kinetic equilibrium of states attained rapidly in dense targets. The measurement, analysis and interpretation of these rates will be discussed, concentrating on the extensive set of rates observed at PSI over the last decade in gaseous, liquid and solid targets.