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WHAT DOES MUON-CATALYSED FUSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Muon-catalyzed fusion

Muon-catalyzed fusion is a process allowing nuclear fusion to take place at temperatures significantly lower than the temperatures required for thermonuclear fusion, even at room temperature or lower. It is one of the few known ways of catalyzing nuclear fusion reactions. Muons are unstable subatomic particles. They are similar to electrons, but are about 207 times more massive. If a muon replaces one of the electrons in a hydrogen molecule, the nuclei are consequently drawn 207 times closer together than in a normal molecule. When the nuclei are this close together, the probability of nuclear fusion is greatly increased, to the point where a significant number of fusion events can happen at room temperature. Current techniques for creating large numbers of muons require large amounts of energy, larger than the amounts produced by the catalyzed nuclear fusion reactions. This prevents it from becoming a practical power source.

Definition of muon-catalysed fusion in the English dictionary

The definition of muon-catalysed fusion in the dictionary is an experimental form of nuclear fusion in which hydrogen and deuterium muonic atoms are formed. Because the mass of the muon is much larger than that of the electron, the atoms are smaller, and the nuclei are close enough for fusion to occur.

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Synonyms and antonyms of muon-catalysed fusion in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «muon-catalysed fusion» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

μ介子催化聚变
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fusión catalizada por muones
570 millions of speakers

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muon-catalysed fusion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

muon - उत्प्रेरक फ्यूजन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

محفز الميون الانصهار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мюон - катализируемой фьюжн
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fusão catalisada por múon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুউন-ক্যাটালাইজড ফিউশন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fusion de muons catalysée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gabungan muon-catalysed
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Myon -katalysierte Fusion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミュオン触媒による融合
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뮤온 - 촉매 융합
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Campuran muon-catalysed
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hợp muon xúc tác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Muon- வினோதமான இணைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

म्युऑन-कटलेटिझ्ड फ्यूजन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Muon katalizli füzyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fusion muone - catalizzata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Fusion katalizowane mion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мюон - катализируемой ф´южн
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

catalizată de muon fuziune
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μιόνιο καταλύεται σύντηξης
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Translator English - Afrikaans

muon -gekataliseerde fusion
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Translator English - Swedish

muon - katalyserad fusion
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Translator English - Norwegian

myon - katalysert fusjon
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUON-CATALYSED FUSION»

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Muon Science: Muons in Physics, Chemistry and Materials
313 Exotic applications of rnuons: from fusion to the life sciences K Nagamine KEK and RIKEN 1 Principles of muon catalysed fusion (//CF) 1.1 Introduction Nuclear fusion is a phenomena of well-known nuclear reactions occurring among , ...
S.L Lee, R Cywinski, S.H Kilcoyne, 1999
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Accelerator Driven Subcritical Reactors
6.2.2 Muon catalysed fusion Muon catalysed d-t fusion has been suggested as a possible means for producing high yields of 14MeV neutrons. As an example we mention the proposal by Petitjean et al. [123]. In the muon catalysed fusion ...
H Nifenecker, O Meplan, S David, 2003
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New Scientist
The basic idea of muon- catalysed fusion has been around for more than 30 years, but recent advances both in experiment and theory have brought it into contention as a serious alternative to high-temperature thermonuclear fusion. Muons ...
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Neutrons, Nuclei and Matter: An Exploration of the Physics ...
5.6.5 Muon catalysed fusion Because the muon is 207 times more massive than the electron, and the Bohr radius in a mu-mesic atom a, = hz/ezmu is reduced in proportion, even at low temperatures the two nuclei in a mu-mesic molecular ion,  ...
James Byrne, 2013
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Understanding Physics
Another process, known as muon catalysed fusion, uses intermediate reactions in which negatively charged muons substitute for electrons in the fusing atoms. The muon is a subnuclear particle with properties which are very similar to those of ...
Michael Mansfield, Colm O'Sullivan, 2010
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An Introduction to Nuclear Physics
Itr'sec) Composite molecule Muon transfer (~5 X 10~9 sec) Injected muon (cost for muon production -5.3 GeV) Reactivation I aft j » energy ou(put (R-o.35) y, yasticking o>s~0.8% X-ray Fig. 10.6 The muon-catalysed fusion cycle: time scales and ...
W. N. Cottingham, D. A. Greenwood, 2001
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Fusion: The Energy of the Universe
The negative muon can substitute for an electron in the hydrogen atom, forming a muonic atom. muon-catalysed fusion: The replacement of the electron in a tritium atom by a mu meson followed by the formation of a DT molecule, resulting in a ...
G. M. McCracken, Peter E. Stott, 2005
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Cross-Section Data
... a Plasma-Sputter Type Negative Ion Source." NIFS-115. Parkhomchuk, V. V., and Skrinsky, A. H. (1991). “Electron Cooling: Physics and Prospective Applications.” RPP 54, 919. Ponomarev, L. I. (1990). “Muon-Catalysed Fusion." C ontemp.
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Nuclear Renaissance: Technologies and Policies for the ...
For instance shall not emphasize the interesting physics of muon-catalysed fusion as it is unlikely to produce electricity in foreseeable timescales. Such research is actively under way into the physics of the fusion of small muonium (a light ...
William J. Nuttall, 2004
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A Dictionary of Science
Muonic atoms provide tests for quantum electrodynamics. They are also used in research into muon-catalysed fusion (see NUCLEAR FUSION). Musci See BRYOPHYTA. muscle A tissue consisting of sheets or bundles of cells (muscle fibres) ...
John Daintith, Elizabeth A. Martin, 2010

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUON-CATALYSED FUSION»

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Cheap power via "cold fusion" - An overnight revolution?
Cold fusion, a nuclear fusion reaction at low energies or temperatures, is the alternative to hot fusion and includes Muon-catalysed fusion and ... «ComputerworldUK, Oct 11»

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