Thermalization of positronium atoms studied with time-resolved angular correlation of annihilation radiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 781-785

  Takada, S ^a   Iwata, T ^a   Kawashima, K ^a   Saito, H ^a   Nagashima, Y ^a   Hyodo, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; ATOMS; GAMMA RAYS; KINETIC ENERGY; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POWDERS; SILICA; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ANGULAR CORRELATION OF ANNIHILATION RADIATION; DOPPLER BROADENING METHOD; POSITRONIUM ATOMS; THERMALIZATION;

POSITRONS;

SILICON DIOXIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGRADATION; DENSITY; DESTRUCTION; ENERGY; GAMMA RADIATION; LIFESPAN; POSITRON; POSITRONIUM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034213412     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(00)00259-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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