Muon catalyzed fusion

@article{Cohen1989MuonCF,
title={Muon catalyzed fusion},
author={James Samuel Cohen},
journal={Nuclear Instruments \& Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms},
year={1989},
volume={42},
pages={419-425}
}
• J. Cohen
• Published 2 July 1989
• Physics
• Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section B-beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms
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