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"Exotic Atoms in Condensed Matter" reviews the state of theart in this field, from meson factories to the basicinteractions of muons in condensed matter. The applicationof muon- and pion-based analysis of solid statestructural, magnetic and superconducting properties isdiscussed. The spectroscopic features of exotic atoms arereviewed together with their application to chemicalanalysis. Also, muon-catalyzed fusion is presented.
List of contents
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.
