Published 1985 | Version v1
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Vacancies in thermal equilibrium in Nb

  • 1. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY

Description

The authors have measured the diffusion of positrons in Nb(110) in the temperature range from 300K to 2450K utilizing a variable energy positron beam. The purpose was to study the vacancy formation. However, no significant sign of vacancy trapping was observed. This could be due to a high detrapping rate caused by a low positron binding energy or due to a high vacancy formation enthalpy H/sub IV//sup F/. The last possibility is consistent with recent studies of the vacancy migration and with calculation of the positron binding energy. In this case the authors find the H/sub IV//sup F/ > 3 eV

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Publishing Information

Publisher
World Scientific Pub. Co.
Imprint Place
Philadelphia, PA (USA)
Imprint Title
Positron annihilation
Journal Page Range
p. 464-465.

Conference

Title
7. international conference on positron annihilation.
Dates
6-11 Jan 1985.
Place
New Delhi (India).