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Shifts of electronicKX-rays in muonic atoms

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Zeitschrift für Physik A Atoms and Nuclei

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Energies of electronicKX-rays in muonic atoms were calculated for muons in various outer orbitals and for different numbers of electrons. Energy shifts were obtained with respect to characteristic X-rays belonging to nuclear charge (Z−1) and their possible observation is discussed. The shifts in muonic Sn as an example amount to 19, 37, and 59 eV for the muon in 5g, 6h, and 7i states respectively. However, shifts due to the number of electrons present and the electron vacancy distribution in theL-shell are significantly larger. Accurate measurements of theKX-ray energies would therefore enable us to learn more about the electronic structure during the muonic cascade.

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  1. Nuclear Physics Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Nilore, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

    K. Rashid

  2. Fachbereich Physik der Gesamthochschule, Kassel, Federal Republic of Germany

    B. Fricke

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We thank Dr. Jean-Paul Desclaux for his DF-program and his continued interest in this work.

One of us (K.R.) wishes to thank Dr. C. Wiegand for many stimulating discussions and for his warm hospitality at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories where part of the calculations were done. (K.R.) also wishes to express his gratitude to Jim Patrick for assisting in the use of computers during his stay at Berkeley. The financial support from KfK and PAEC under the Pakistan-German Scientific Cooperation is greatly acknowledged.

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Rashid, K., Fricke, B. Shifts of electronicKX-rays in muonic atoms. Z Physik A 304, 193–196 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01414492

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