Muon-catalyzed fusion

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Muon-catalyzed fusion (μCF)is a type a cold nuclear fusion, which means that nuclear fusion can be conducted at low temperatures and under normal pressure. Basically you need 3 particles: a muon, a positively charged triton and a positively charged deuteron. In a nutshell, the muon, which has a greater mass when its not moving then an electron, drags the heavier triton and the deuteron to it, creating something called a muonic heavy hydrogen ion. This means that the particle is hydrogen atom with more protons then electrons, that contains a muon, and that contains extra neutrons which makes it heavier.