Published June 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Photon correlations in positron annihilation

  • 1. Department of Physics, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 5E1 (Canada)

Description

The two-photon positron annihilation density matrix is found to separate into a diagonal center-of-energy factor implying maximally entangled momenta, and a relative factor describing decay. For unknown positron injection time, the distribution of the difference in photon arrival times is a double exponential at the para-Ps decay rate, consistent with experiment [V. D. Irby, Meas. Sci. Technol. 15, 1799 (2004)].

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
81
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 062121-062121.6
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42001064
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ANNIHILATION; CORRELATIONS; DECAY; DENSITY MATRIX; DISTRIBUTION; PHOTONS; POSITRONS; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT
Descriptors DEC
ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATRICES; MATTER; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS

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