Positron and positronium interactions with atoms and molecules

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 21-31

  Laricchia, G ^a   Armitage, S ^a   Leslie, D E ^a   Szluinska M ^a   Van Reeth, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annihilation; Positron; Positron impact excitation; Positron impact ionization; Positronium; Positronium formation; Positronium fragmentation; Positronium total cross sections

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION; MOLECULES; POSITRONS;

POSITRONIUM INTERACTIONS;

ATOMS;

ATOM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DESTRUCTION; ELECTRON; IONIZATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULE; NEUTRON RADIATION; POSITRON; POSITRONIUM;

EID: 0037708870     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(03)00248-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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