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How can Muonium ( μ+e–) be "used to produce muon-catalyzed fusion in which muons shield the positive charge of the nuclei" when the charge of the Muon is positive? Are there details not told in the article or is it plain nonsense? 84.160.214.211 18:06, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

I believe it is incorrect. Muon catalysed fusion is done with μ- not μ+. This group studies fusion catalysed by "muonic molecules" consisting of a proton and a negative muon, the person who posted it was probably getting confused with that process. I've removed it from the article. -- Tim Starling 00:02, August 29, 2005 (UTC)

Any non-elastic interaction μ+e– goes into the associated neutrinos (anti-mu neutrinos and e neutrinos) and not in two photons as in e+e- or μ+μ– annihilation. I agree with Tim Starling. serbanut —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 08:00, 15 September 2007 (UTC)