COLLISIONAL PROCESSES IN MUON-CATALYZED FUSION AS STUDIED BY THE CLASSICAL COLLISION-THEORY

Collisional processes involving a negative muon in the deuterium and t ritium system were studied using the classical binary encounter theory . The time needed for slowing down of a 10 keV muon was found to be of the order of 10(-8) s to 10(-12) s, depending on the density of the s ystem. The ''Sticking Probabilities'' for the d-4 and d-d fusions were obtained to be 0.48% and 10.2%. respectively. The usefulness of the c lassical model for understanding fundamental processes in muon catalyz ed fusion is suggested.