Published April 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Collimated positronium production from gases

  • 1. UCL Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gowe St., London WC1E 6BT (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Institute of Nuclear Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences - ATOMKI, 4001 Debrecen, P.O. Box 51 (Hungary)

Description

New data for positronium beam production efficiency are presented. As a converter of positrons to forward-going positronium, O2 has been found to be as good as CO2 from ∼250 to 400 eV. Preliminary data is also presented for the production efficiency from Ar at 2.8 eV. (authors)

Availability note (English)

Available from doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2014-40791-5

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Physical Journal. D, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics
Journal Volume
68
Journal Issue
no.4
Journal Page Range
p. 75.1-75.5
ISSN
1434-6060

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
46001527
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ARGON; BEAM PRODUCTION; EV RANGE 100-1000; EV RANGE 10-100; OXYGEN; POSITRONIUM; POSITRON-MOLECULE COLLISIONS
Descriptors DEC
COLLISIONS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; EV RANGE; FLUIDS; GASES; MOLECULE COLLISIONS; NONMETALS; POSITRON COLLISIONS; RARE GASES

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