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The \(\mu ^- + ^3\mathrm{H} \rightarrow \nu _\mu + n + n + n\) capture reaction is studied under full inclusion of final-state interactions with the AV18 nucleon-nucleon potential and the Urbana IX three-nucleon force. We employ the single nucleon weak current operator comprising the dominant relativistic corrections to obtain first estimates of the total capture rates based on realistic forces. Our results are compared with older theoretical predictions.
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Golak, J., Skibiński, R., Witała, H. et al. Muon Capture on \(^3\)H. Few-Body Syst 58, 16 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-016-1162-5
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