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Positron annihilation in alpha- and beta-cyclodextrin

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We have measured positron annihilation lifetimes in α- and β-cyclodextrin samples both in air and in vacuum. The existence of different hollow spaces in these clathrates offers a good test of the “free volume” model of positronium decay in molecular solids.

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  1. Department of Physics, Georgia State University, 30303, Atlanta, GA, USA

    F. H. Hsu, M. M. Yang & C. C. Yang

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Hsu, F.H., Yang, M.M. & Yang, C.C. Positron annihilation in alpha- and beta-cyclodextrin. Appl. Phys. 15, 85–87 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00896895

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