Journal article
Thermal hopping ofμ+ between “FμF” centres in NaF
Abstract
Strongly hydrogen-bonded diamagnetic “FμF” centres are formed by theμ+ in a wide variety of fluoride crystals. Hydrogen atoms are expected to form similar “FHF” complexes. Through the “motional narrowing” of the zero-field muon relaxation function in NaF, we have observed an Arrhenius temperature dependence of the dissociation rate of theFμF complex, yielding a binding energy of 1700 (200) K for theμ+ in theFμF centre.
Authors
Brewer JH; Harshman DR; Keitel R; Kreitzman SR; Luke GM; Noakes DR; Turner RE; Ansaldo EJ
Journal
Interactions, Vol. 32, No. 1-4, pp. 677–682
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 1986
DOI
10.1007/bf02394972
ISSN
0304-3843