par Melezhik, Vladimir ;Schmelcher, Peter
Référence Physical review. A, Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 59, 6, page (4264-4269)
Publication Publié, 1999
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : It is shown that one can stimulate, by using present day laboratory magnetic fields, transitions between the lm sublevels of fast μHe+ ions formed in muon-catalyzed fusion. Strong fields also cause the self-ionization from highly excited states of such muonic ions. Both effects are the consequence of the interaction of the bound muon with the oscillating field of the Stark term coupling the center-of-mass and muon motions of the μHe+ ion due to the nonseparability of the collective and internal variables in this system. The performed calculations show a possibility to drive the population of the lm sublevels by applying a field of a few tesla, which affects the reactivation rate and is especially important to the Kα x-ray production in muon catalyzed fusion. It is also shown that the 2s-2p splitting in μHe+ due to the vacuum polarization slightly decreases the stimulated transition rates. ©1999 The American Physical Society.