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Positronium Formation and Scattering from Biologically Relevant Molecules

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Radiation Damage in Biomolecular Systems

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Recent progress in our experimental studies of positronium formation and scattering from simple atomic and molecular systems are reviewed. The former are used to highlight key features of ionizing collision by positrons before considering recent phenomena observed in the case of molecular targets, including positron impact excitation-ionization and the electron-like scattering of positronium. The guiding theme of this review arises from the role that repeated cycles of formation and dissociation of positronium are expected to play in the accurate description of positron interaction with matter.

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    Ionization–excitation events are a subset of the above-identified ionization events.

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    As per the charge-sign independence of the cross-sections within the First Born Approximation.

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We wish to thank the Engineering and Physical Research Council and The European Union for supporting our positron and positronium research.

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Laricchia, G., Cooke, D.A., Brawley, S.J. (2012). Positronium Formation and Scattering from Biologically Relevant Molecules. In: García Gómez-Tejedor, G., Fuss, M. (eds) Radiation Damage in Biomolecular Systems. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2564-5_8

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