Feshbach-resonance-mediated annihilation in positron interactions with large molecules

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Young, J A ^a   Surko, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BINDING ENERGY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POSITRONS;

MOLECULAR TEMPERATURE; VIBRATIONAL FESHBACH RESONANCES (VFR);

RESONANCE;

EID: 43249126485     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.77.052704     Document Type: Article

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