STUDY OF MUON CATALYZED FUSION IN DEUTERIUM-TRITIUM FUEL UNDER COMPRESSIVE CONDITIONS

The sticking probability of the muon to the alpha-particle produced in the fusion process is the real bottleneck in the muonic three-body fusion. In this work, the stopping power of muonic helium ion in deuterium -tritium target has been obtained for different temperatures and densities as a function of velocity in plasma conditions. By taking all processes which can strip the muonic helium ion into account, the muon regeneration probability is computed. The calculated stopping power decreases with increasing temperature and density at any muonic helium ion velocity. The effective sticking decreases with increasing temperature and density. The results for the regeneration probability and the effective sticking are encouraging, and this investigation makes a contribution towards the goal of finding appropriate conditions which allow to achieve a positive energy balance in the muon catalyzed fusion (mu CF) process.