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Can We Increase the Application Prospects of Muon-Catalyzed Fusion?

Lali G. Chatterjee, Sunit K. Mandal

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 32 / Number 2 / September 1997 / Pages 246-252

Technical Paper / Fusion Fuel Cycle / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A19894

Possibilities of improving the prospects of utilizing muon-catalyzed fusion are explored from several angles. Specifically, the use of photons to artificially enhance stripping by taking advantage of an enhanced stripping mechanism is suggested. On the muon production side, the use of heavy ions for the production of the parent pions is investigated.