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Positrons trapped in polyethylene: Electric field effect

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The intensity of the τ2-component of positrons annihilated in polyethylene is found to increase with increasing electric field, while the formation probability of the positron state responsible for this component remains independent of the field.

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  1. Istituto di Fisica del Politecnico di Milano and Gruppo Nazionale di Struttura della Materia del C.N.R., Milano, Italy

    M. Bertolaccini, A. Bisi, G. Gambarini & L. Zappa

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Bertolaccini, M., Bisi, A., Gambarini, G. et al. Positrons trapped in polyethylene: Electric field effect. Appl. Phys. 17, 203–205 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00885257

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