Spatial sampling of crystal electrons by in-flight annihilation of fast positrons

Nature

Volumn 402, Issue 6758, 1999, Pages 157-160

  Hunt, A W ^a,b   Cassidy, D B ^a,b   Selim, F A ^c   Haakenaasen, R ^d   Cowan, T E ^b   Howell, R H ^b   Lynn, K G ^e   Golovchenko, J A ^a,f,g  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Alexandria University The Faculty Of Engineering   (Egypt)

^d NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

^e WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033547439     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/45990     Document Type: Article

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