The production of molecular positronium

Nature

Volumn 449, Issue 7159, 2007, Pages 195-197

  Cassidy, D B ^a   Mills Jr , A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ELECTRON; ELECTRON DENSITY; HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; ATOM; DESTRUCTION; FILM; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOMETRY; IMPLANT; LASER; LEPTON; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHASE TRANSITION; POSITRON; POSITRONIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 34548622598     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06094     Document Type: Article

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