MUONIC MOLECULES OF CHARGE Z ³ 3: COULOMBIC PROPERTIES AND NUCLEAR TRANSITIONS

V. B. Belyaev1, M. Decker2, H. Fiedeldey3, S. A. Rakityansky1, W. Sandhas2, S. A. Sofianos3

1 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia,
2 Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Bonn, D-53115 Bonn, Germany,
3 Physics Department, University of South Africa, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria 0001, South Africa

In this report we will discuss properties of and models for nuclear transitions in muonic molecules formed via collisions of muonic atoms of hydrogen isotopes with light nuclei like Li and Be. Their importance for nuclear astrophysics and nuclear physics at super low energies is emphasized.