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We present the first thorough theoretical discussion of non-monotonic structure in the temporal behavior of X-ray fluorescence intensity spectra of muon charge-exchange reactions of the type pμ + Z→p + μZ. Our discussion is based on semiclassical methods; our results are almost entirely analytical. We find that the reported experimental maxima of muon charge-exchange rates are very close to the theoretical limits. We identify a new quantum mechanism, quantum impedance matching, which explains observed inelastic transitions close to the Unitarity Limit. We investigate the specific example of the reaction pμO 8 + in detail using two-center Coulomb adiabatic potential terms. We find that quantum impedance matched higher-order partial-wave resonances yielding muon-transfer rates close to the Unitarity Limit are responsible for the remarkable non-monotonic structure in the X-ray fluorescence spectra.
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Received 7 January 2002 / Received in final form 15 April 2002 Published online 24 September 2002
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Savichev, V., Blümel, R. Quasi-molecular resonances in muonic charge-exchange reactions. Eur. Phys. J. D 21, 3–12 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2002-00180-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2002-00180-5