Vibrational-Resonance Enhancement of Positron Annihilation in Molecules | Zendy

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Vibrational-Resonance Enhancement of Positron Annihilation in Molecules

Author(s) -

S. J. Gilbert,

L. D. Barnes,

James P. Sullivan,

C. M. Surko

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

physical review letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.688

H-Index - 673

eISSN - 1079-7114

pISSN - 0031-9007

DOI - 10.1103/physrevlett.88.043201

Subject(s) - annihilation , physics , atomic physics , excitation , resonance (particle physics) , positron , positron annihilation , nuclear physics , electron , quantum mechanics

The rate of annihilation of low-energy positrons in many molecular gases is orders of magnitude larger than can be explained on the basis of simple collisions. Developments in positron beam technology have enabled the first energy-resolved measurements of this annihilation process. The results of these experiments provide direct evidence that the large observed values of annihilation rate are due to the excitation of long-lived vibrational resonances of the positron-molecule complex. These results are generally consistent with a recent theoretical model of resonant annihilation.

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