Muonium chemistry in condensed media

Muonium (u⁺e⁻, chemical symbol Mu) consists of an orbital electron associated with a positive muon as nucleus. It can be regarded as a very light 'isotope' of the hydrogen atom because it has essentially the same Bohr radius and ionization energy. Thus it can be used as a sensitive probe o...

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Main Author: Ng, Chi Biu William
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24335