A new ab initio method of calculating Zeff and positron annihilation rates using coupled-channel T-matrix amplitudes

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-327

  Biswas, P K ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE AERONÁUTICA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; WAVE FUNCTIONS;

AB INITIO; AB INITIO METHOD; ANNIHILATION RATES; COUPLED-CHANNELS; EFFECTIVE TOOL; LIPPMANN-SCHWINGER EQUATIONS; SCATTERING AMPLITUDES; SCATTERING WAVE FUNCTIONS; T-MATRIX; THEORETICAL FORMULATION;

POSITRONS;

EID: 2942560652     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00052-0     Document Type: Article

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