Pionic and muonic X-ray transitions in liquid helium

G. Backenstoss, J. Egger, T. von Egidy, R. Hagelberg, C. J. Herrlander, H. Koch, H. P. Povel, A. Schwitter, L. Tauscher

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Abstract

Energies and intensities of pionic and muonic X-rays in liquid 4He have been measured with a Si (Li) detector. The energy shift due to strong interaction effects of the pionic 1s level in 4He was determined to be -75.7±2.0 eV. The natural line width of this level is 45±3 eV. These values are compared with different theoretical predictions. Cascade calculations, including external Auger effect and sliding transitions, have been performed to reproduce the yields of the muonic and pionic transitions. The pionic 2p level width is deduced: Γ2p = (1.1 ± 0.5) × 1012 sec-1 = (7.2±3.3) × 10-4 eV.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)519-532
Number of pages14
JournalNuclear Physics, Section A
Volume232
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Nov 1974
Externally publishedYes

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