Citation
Duck, Ian Morley (1961) Muon Capture in the Shell Model. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/VWWY-B590. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12022004-155343
Abstract
NOTE: Text or symbols not renderable in plain ASCII are indicated by [...]. Abstract is included in .pdf document. An effective weak interaction Hamiltonian due to Primakoff has been used in conjunction with the shell model of the nucleus to predict [...] meson capture rates to the bound states of [...], [...] and [...]. All three of these nuclei have a slow inverse [...] decay which should permit detection of a capture by an experiment which is easier than that necessary when the inverse [...] decay is fast. The [...] and [...] capture rates are predictable with sufficient confidence to constitute a test for the presence of the induced pseudoscalar interaction in [...] capture, but are not sufficiently sensitive to the presence of the conserved vector current in the weak interaction to decide on its existence. The [...] predictions are interesting from the point of view of nuclear structure, in that they are an analogue of "allowed but unfavored" transitions in [...] decay theory, and the capture rate is reduced due to the different space symmetries of the states involved. Central values of the predicted capture rates to bound states are, in [...]; [...]; and in [...].
Item Type: | Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.)) |
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Subject Keywords: | (Physics) ; muons |
Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology |
Division: | Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy |
Major Option: | Physics |
Thesis Availability: | Public (worldwide access) |
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Defense Date: | 1 January 1961 |
Record Number: | CaltechETD:etd-12022004-155343 |
Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-12022004-155343 |
DOI: | 10.7907/VWWY-B590 |
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ID Code: | 4717 |
Collection: | CaltechTHESIS |
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Deposited On: | 02 Dec 2004 |
Last Modified: | 17 Nov 2023 00:03 |
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