Published April 15, 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

Calculation of the Doppler broadening of the electron-positron annihilation radiation in defect-free bulk materials

  • 1. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (United States)
  • 2. Helsinki Institute of Physics and Laboratory of Physics, P.O. Box 1100, 02015, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, (Finland)
  • 3. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
  • 4. Materials Research Center, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99613 (United States)
  • 5. Interfaculty Reactor Institute, Delft University of Technology, 2629 JB Delft, The Netherlands (Netherlands)

Description

Results of a calculation of the Doppler broadening of the positron-electron annihilation radiation and positron lifetimes in a large number of elemental defect-free materials are presented. A simple scheme based on the method of superimposed atoms is used for these calculations. Calculated values of the Doppler broadening are compared with experimental data for a number of elemental materials, and qualitative agreement is obtained. These results provide a database which can be used for characterizing materials and identifying impurity-vacancy complexes. (c) 2000 The American Physical Society

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Journal Volume
61
Journal Issue
15
Journal Page Range
p. 10092-10099
ISSN
1098-0121

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
32059801
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ANNIHILATION; DOPPLER EFFECT; GAMMA SPECTRA; IMPURITIES; LINE BROADENING; POSITRONS; SOLIDS; THEORETICAL DATA; VACANCIES
Descriptors DEC
ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; INFORMATION; INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; MATTER; NUMERICAL DATA; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; POINT DEFECTS; SPECTRA
Proposed descriptors and Free-text terms
positron annihilation; impurity-vacancy interactions