Exotic Atoms in Condensed Matter

Future particle accelerators of higher energy and intensity will have the potential to increase the available flux of slow muons by nearly three orders of magnitude. Therefore a new era in the study of elementary particles is expected. This book reviews the state of the art in the field of exotic atoms in condensed matter. It covers the applications and perspectives of muon- and pion-based analysis of structural, magnetic and superconducting properties in the solid state. Also, spectroscopic applications of exotic atoms to chemical analysis are presented. One section is devoted to muon-catalyzed fusion. This unique book fills a gap and is a must for every researcher in the field.

I Exotic Atom Formation and Experimental Techniques.- Solid State Effects in Atomic Capture of Negative Muons.- Atomic Capture of Exotic Particles in Elements, Mixtures, and Compounds.- On the Production of Exotic Atoms: From Basic Facts to Advanced Techniques.- Slow ?+ and ?- Beam Production and the Next Generation of Muon Science.- II Condensed Matter Studies with Negative Muons.- Light Particles in Solids - ?- in Semiconductors.- Condensed Matter Studies with Polarized Bound Negative Muons.- III Low Energy Fusion.- Dense Deuterium and Deuterium-Muon Systems.- Basic Concepts of Muon Catalyzed Fusion.- µ-Atomic and µ-Molecular Processes in Hydrogen Isotope Mixtures and Muon Catalyzed Fusion.- Alternatives in Low Energy Fusion?.- IV Charge Transfer: Theory and Phenomena.- Charge Exchange Processes.- Coulomb Deexcitation of Muonic Hydrogen.- Charge Transfer from Muonic Hydrogen to Other Elements.- Capture and Transfer of Pions in Hydrogenous Materials.- V Condensed Matter Studies with Positive Muons.- Positive Muons as Probes in High-Tc Superconductors.- Muonium and Hydrogen Defect Centres in Solids.- Muonium Substituted Molecules.- Magnetic Order and Fluctuations as Detected by Positive Muons.- High-Tc Superconductors: A Background for ?SR Measurements.- Neutron Versus Muon Measurements in the Mixed State of Superconductors.- VI Conclusions.- Exotic Atoms in Condensed Matter: Conclusions.- Index of Contributors.