Direct observation of muonic molecules in resonance states critical to muon catalyzed fusion

Y. Toyama, T. Azuma, D. A. Bennett, W. B. Doriese, M. S. Durkin, J. W. Fowler, J. D. Gard, T. Hashimoto, R. Hayakawa, Y. Ichinohe, K. Ishida, S. Kanda, N. Kawamura, Y. Kino, R. Konishi, Y. Miyake, K. M. Morgan, R. Nakashima, H. Natori, H. Noda, G.C. O’Neil, S. Okada, T. Okumura, K. Okutsu, C. D. Reintsema, K. Sasaki, T. Sato, D. R. Schmidt, K. Shimomura, P. Strasser, D. S. Swetz, T. Takahashi, M. Tampo, H. Tatsuno, J. N. Ullom, I. Umegaki, S. Watanabe, S. Yamada, T. Yamashita

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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aed3321
Published: 2026-04-17
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@article{allodium:10.1126/sciadv.aed3321,
  title = {Direct observation of muonic molecules in resonance states critical to muon catalyzed fusion},
  author = {Y. Toyama and T. Azuma and D. A. Bennett and W. B. Doriese and M. S. Durkin and J. W. Fowler and J. D. Gard and T. Hashimoto and R. Hayakawa and Y. Ichinohe and K. Ishida and S. Kanda and N. Kawamura and Y. Kino and R. Konishi and Y. Miyake and K. M. Morgan and R. Nakashima and H. Natori and H. Noda and G.C. O’Neil and S. Okada and T. Okumura and K. Okutsu and C. D. Reintsema and K. Sasaki and T. Sato and D. R. Schmidt and K. Shimomura and P. Strasser and D. S. Swetz and T. Takahashi and M. Tampo and H. Tatsuno and J. N. Ullom and I. Umegaki and S. Watanabe and S. Yamada and T. Yamashita},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Science Advances},
  doi = {10.1126/sciadv.aed3321},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aed3321}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Direct observation of muonic molecules in resonance states critical to muon catalyzed fusion
AU  - Y. Toyama
AU  - T. Azuma
AU  - D. A. Bennett
AU  - W. B. Doriese
AU  - M. S. Durkin
AU  - J. W. Fowler
AU  - J. D. Gard
AU  - T. Hashimoto
AU  - R. Hayakawa
AU  - Y. Ichinohe
AU  - K. Ishida
AU  - S. Kanda
AU  - N. Kawamura
AU  - Y. Kino
AU  - R. Konishi
AU  - Y. Miyake
AU  - K. M. Morgan
AU  - R. Nakashima
AU  - H. Natori
AU  - H. Noda
AU  - G.C. O’Neil
AU  - S. Okada
AU  - T. Okumura
AU  - K. Okutsu
AU  - C. D. Reintsema
AU  - K. Sasaki
AU  - T. Sato
AU  - D. R. Schmidt
AU  - K. Shimomura
AU  - P. Strasser
AU  - D. S. Swetz
AU  - T. Takahashi
AU  - M. Tampo
AU  - H. Tatsuno
AU  - J. N. Ullom
AU  - I. Umegaki
AU  - S. Watanabe
AU  - S. Yamada
AU  - T. Yamashita
PY  - 2026
JO  - Science Advances
DO  - 10.1126/sciadv.aed3321
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aed3321
ER  -

APA

Toyama, Y., Azuma, T., Bennett, D. A., Doriese, W. B., Durkin, M. S., Fowler, J. W., Gard, J. D., Hashimoto, T., Hayakawa, R., Ichinohe, Y., Ishida, K., Kanda, S., Kawamura, N., Kino, Y., Konishi, R., Miyake, Y., Morgan, K. M., Nakashima, R., Natori, H., Noda, H., O’Neil, G., Okada, S., Okumura, T., Okutsu, K., Reintsema, C. D., Sasaki, K., Sato, T., Schmidt, D. R., Shimomura, K., Strasser, P., Swetz, D. S., Takahashi, T., Tampo, M., Tatsuno, H., Ullom, J. N., Umegaki, I., Watanabe, S., Yamada, S., & Yamashita, T. (2026). Direct observation of muonic molecules in resonance states critical to muon catalyzed fusion. Science Advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aed3321

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