D. Bakalov et al., FINE AND QUADRUPOLE STRUCTURE OF THE WEAKLY-BOUND SYSTEMS (DT-MU)(11)DEE AND (DD-MU)(11)DEE, Physical review. A, 57(5), 1998, pp. 3370-3375
The interaction of the quadrupole electric moment of the muonic molecu
les with the Coulomb field of the embedding D-2 molecule gives rise to
corrections to the energy levels that depend on the spin and signific
antly modify the muonic molecule fine structure. We present the first-
order calculation of the fine and hyperfine structure of the energy le
vels of the weakly bound states (dt mu)(11) and (dd mu)(11) that accou
nts for the quadrupole finite-size corrections as well, The repot ted
results are of interest for the upcoming high-precision measurement of
the energy levels and the formation rate of the muonic molecules dt m
u, and dd mu.