Published January 15, 1984
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Journal article
Attractive atom-surface interaction: Saturation effects in positronium
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29631
Description
The attractive interaction between an atom and a surface is examined within the general framework of a self-energy formalism. Considered in detail are deviations from the van der Waals force due to recoil effects and finite velocity of the particle. Calculations for positronium moving near a metal surface show that for such systems recoil and velocity effects are significant even at very low energies
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
- Journal Volume
- 29
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
- Journal Page Range
- 1084-1087
- ISSN
- 0163-1829
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 15050694
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOM COLLISIONS; ATOMS; INTERACTIONS; METALS; MOLECULES; PERTURBATION THEORY; POSITRONIUM; RECOILS; SATURATION; SELF-ENERGY; SURFACES; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; VELOCITY
- Descriptors DEC
- COLLISIONS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY