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THE idea of muon catalysis of cold fusion dates back nearly 50 years1–3, but the death blow to the technique was given by Jackson4. It has been revived by Tan5 in connection with fusion in inertially confined pellets and his idea is sufficiently important to warrant further investigation. Our calculations suggest that Tan's estimates are unjustifiably optimistic and so there is no possibility of achieving an energy gain.
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HINCKS, E., SUNDARESAN, M. & WATSON, P. Muon catalysis of hot fusion. Nature 269, 584–585 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/269584a0
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