Abstract
The diffusion constant of muons in metals at low temperatures is derived from the muon Boltzmann equation under the assumption that electron-muon scattering dominates, and a T-1 behaviour is obtained. This temperature dependence compares favorably with the experimental result that the diffusion constant is proportional to T-0.6 for positive muons in aluminium. However, the calculated absolute value of the diffusion constant around 1K is still in severe disagreement with experiment.
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