Production of the Smallest QED Atom: True Muonium (μ+μ)

Stanley J. Brodsky and Richard F. Lebed
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 213401 – Published 26 May 2009

Abstract

The “true muonium” (μ+μ) and “true tauonium” (τ+τ) bound states are not only the heaviest, but also the most compact pure QED systems. The rapid weak decay of the τ makes the observation of true tauonium difficult. However, as we show, the production and study of true muonium is possible at modern electron-positron colliders.

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  • Received 22 April 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.213401

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Stanley J. Brodsky*

  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94309, USA

Richard F. Lebed

  • Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504, USA

  • *sjbth@slac.stanford.edu
  • Richard.Lebed@asu.edu

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Vol. 102, Iss. 21 — 29 May 2009

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