Measuring the positron affinities of atoms: II

Authors
Mitroy, J Ivanov, IA
Citation
J. Mitroy et Ia. Ivanov, Measuring the positron affinities of atoms: II, J PHYS B, 34(5), 2001, pp. L121-L129
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
09534075 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
L121 - L129
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-4075(20010314)34:5<L121:MTPAOA>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
It has been proposed that the binding energies of positrons to a number of atoms can be determined by the charge transfer reaction A(-) + e(+) --> e()A + e(-). This reaction can be realized in the laboratory by intersecting a negative ion beam with a positron beam. The existence of e(+)A and the de termination of its binding energy can be shown by detecting the charge tran sfer electrons and measuring their energies.