ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Nuclear Transmutation of LLFP nuclei by muon nuclear capture reaction

Abstract: Negative muon is 207 times as heavy as electron, and behaves as “a heavy electron” in materials. Muon is caught by a nucleus (atomic number Z) to form a muonic atom to be captured by the nucleus. The muon is combined with a proton in the nucleus to convert to a neutron and a neutrino. This process is called "muon nuclear capture reaction", and produces nuclear isotopes with Z-1. The process is considered as one of promising reactions to make nuclear transmutation of long-lived fission products (LLFP) nuclei like 107-Pd contained in spent nuclear fuel. The development of nuclear transmutation to stable and/or short-lived nuclei is an urgent social issue. The proposed research aims at understanding a mechanism of muon nuclear capture reaction with isotope-enriched Pd targets by observing associated gamma-rays, and exploring the reaction path and efficiency toward nuclear transmutation.

Principal Investigator: Dr Teiichiro Matsuzaki
Experimenter: Mr T Saito
Experimenter: Professor Hiroyoshi Sakurai
Experimenter: Dr Katsuhiko Ishida
Experimenter: Dr Megumi Niikura
Experimenter: Dr Patrick Strasser

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1670561

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1670561

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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