Published July 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Expectation values of the e+PsH system

  • 1. ARC Center for Anti-Matter Studies, Faculty of Technology, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory 0909 (Australia)
  • 2. Faculty of Technology, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory 0909 (Australia)

Description

Close to converged energies and expectation values for e+PsH are computed using a ground-state wave function consisting of 1500 explicitly correlated Gaussians. The best estimate of the e+PsH∞ energy was -0.810 254 hartrees, which has a binding energy of 0.021 057 hartrees against dissociation into e++PsH. The 2γ annihilation rate was 2.7508x109 s-1. Binding energies and annihilation rates are also given for the different finite-mass variants of e+PsH. Comparisons between expectation values for e+PsH and PsH provide compelling evidence that the e+PsH ground state can be regarded as consisting of a weakly bound positron orbiting the PsH ground state

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Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
76
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 014501-014501.4
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39033632
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BINDING ENERGY; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRONS; GAUSSIAN PROCESSES; GROUND STATES; MASS; POSITRONIUM; POSITRONS; VARIATIONAL METHODS; WAVE FUNCTIONS
Descriptors DEC
ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; CALCULATION METHODS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY; ENERGY LEVELS; EVALUATION; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; LEPTONS; MATTER

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