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Generation of slow positrons on an electron LINAC

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A target and converter set-up for production of slow positrons on linear electron accelerators is described. It makes use not only of the pair-production processes but also of a positron source created on-line by nuclear reaction

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  1. Laboratory of Nuclear Physics, University, Gent, Belgium

    M. Dorikens, L. Dorikens-Vanpraet, D. Segers & I. Lemahieu

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This paper is based upon a poster presented at the International Symposium “Production of Low-Energy Positrons with Accelerators and Applications” (Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, FRG, 25–27 September, 1986)

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Dorikens, M., Dorikens-Vanpraet, L., Segers, D. et al. Generation of slow positrons on an electron LINAC. Appl. Phys. A 43, 257–259 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00635180

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