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Positron annihilation and defects in metals

Authors :
R.N. West
D.C. Connors
Source :
Physics Letters A. 30:24-25
Publication Year :
1969
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 1969.

Abstract

Measurements of the temperature dependence of positron lifetimes in some metals show a marked increase in lifetimes below the melting point. A simple theoretical treatment assuming “trapping” of positrons by defects reproduces the essential features of these measurements.

Details

ISSN :
03759601
Volume :
30
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Physics Letters A
Accession number :
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