Published April 1, 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Time-of-flight spectroscopy of positronium emission from quartz and magnesium oxide

  • 1. Department of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254

Description

The energy distribution of Ps emitted from SiO2 and MgO single crystals bombarded by 500--900-eV positrons was measured. For SiO2 a nearly monoenergetic component at 3.27(4) is observed and is consistent with a bulk excitonlike Ps emitted from the surface. A broader component of ∼1.5 eV full width at half maximum is also observed. For MgO the Ps spectrum is characterized by a high-energy tail extending up to 6--7 eV. Possible models which would explain the MgO results are discussed

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
10
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
5315-5318
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD