Hyperfine splitting in positronium measured through quantum beats in the 3γ decay

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 216, Issue 1-5, 1996, Pages 129-136

  Fan, Sewan ^a   Beling, C D ^a   Fung, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coherence; Positronium; Quadrupolarization; Spin oscillation

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; QUANTUM THEORY;

DETECTION SYSTEM; DIFFERENT-MAGNETIC FIELDS; HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS; HYPERFINE INTERACTIONS; HYPERFINE SPLITTINGS; POSITRONIUM; QUADRUPOLARIZATION; SPIN OSCILLATIONS;

POSITRONS;

EID: 30244446309     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0375-9601(96)00273-3     Document Type: Article

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