Published April 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Nonlinear density dependence of the positron decay rate in helium

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Jyvaeskylae, 40720 Jyvaeskylae, Finland

Description

The decay rate of thermalized positrons in helium is calculated as a function of the fluid density, incorporating the multiple scattering of the positron off the atoms. The obtained nonlinearity agrees with experimental data outside the self-trapping region

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., A
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
4
Series
Phys. Rev., A.
Journal Page Range
1347-1349
ISSN
0556-2791