Author:
Smith P. M.,Paul D. A. L.
Abstract
The annihilation of positrons in methane gas at room temperature has been measured at pressures below 2 atm. The annihilation rate for the free positron component is proportional to the gas density and corresponds to an effective number of electrons per molecule taking part in annihilation, Zeff = 139.6 ± 1.0 (standard error). The quenching of orthopositronium corresponds to 1Zeff = 0.57 ± 0.07. Resonance annihilation is discussed in a general way.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy
Cited by
39 articles.
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