MEASUREMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL CROSS-SECTIONS FOR THE ELASTIC-SCATTERING OF POSITRONS BY ARGON ATOMS

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作者
COLEMAN, PG
MCNUTT, JD
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[1] Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.42.1130
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Direct measurements of differential scattering cross sections for positron-gas-atom collisions are reported. The apparatus used exploits the time-of-flight technique. Results for positrons of mean energy 2.2, 3.4, 6.7, and 8.7 eV elastically scattered through angles between 20°and 60°by argon atoms are presented. Sources of experimental error are discussed and comparison with recent theoretical calculations is made. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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