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Techniques for Studying Systems Containing Many Positrons

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Positron Scattering in Gases

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We are at the threshold of being able to study systems containing finite amounts of antimatter: the electron-positron plasma, positronium molecules and droplets, and surfaces having comparable electron and positron densities. The necessary ingredients for such studies are well known.[1] One must first obtain 10-9 sec bursts containing ∿ 107 slow positrons each either from a pulsed electron accelerator [2–4] or from a strong reactor-produced 64Cu radioactive source [5] combined with time bunching stages. [6] The positron bursts must then be brought to focus on a few hundred angstrom diameter spot on a target surface by means of repeated stages of acceleration, focusing and moderation (brightness enhancement [7]). While no one has made such a positron source, progress is being reported on all aspects of the problem.

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Mills, A.P. (1984). Techniques for Studying Systems Containing Many Positrons. In: Humberston, J.W., McDowell, M.R.C. (eds) Positron Scattering in Gases. NATO ASI Series, vol 107. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2751-6_10

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