Ts. Stein et al., A CHECK FOR CONSISTENCY BETWEEN POSITRON ATOMIC-HYDROGEN TOTAL, POSITRONIUM FORMATION, AND IONIZATION CROSS-SECTION MEASUREMENTS, Hyperfine interactions, 89(1-4), 1994, pp. 461-467
We have recently measured total cross sections for 5 to 302 eV positro
ns scattered by atomic hydrogen using a beam transmission technique. A
check for consistency is made between these measurements and prior me
asurements of positronium formation and ionization cross sections by m
aking use of available theoretical calculations of elastic and excitat
ion cross sections for positron-atomic hydrogen scattering.