Editing Nuclear fusion (section)

=== Muon-catalyzed fusion ===
[[Muon-catalyzed fusion]] is a fusion process that occurs at ordinary temperatures. It was studied in detail by [[Steven E. Jones|Steven Jones]] in the early 1980s. Net energy production from this reaction has been unsuccessful because of the high energy required to create [[muon]]s, their short 2.2&nbsp;μs [[half-life]], and the high chance that a muon will bind to the new [[alpha particle]] and thus stop catalyzing fusion.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Jones, S.E. |title=Muon-Catalysed Fusion Revisited |journal=Nature |volume=321 |pages=127–133 |year=1986 |doi=10.1038/321127a0|bibcode = 1986Natur.321..127J |issue=6066|s2cid=39819102 }}</ref>