Answer to Question {number_sign}30 [{open_quote}{open_quote}How are positrons moderated?,{close_quote}{close_quote} Thomas D. Rossing, Am. J. Phys. {bold 63}(12), 1065 (1995)]
- Department of Physics Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, New York 11973 (United States)
The positrons from {beta}{sup +} decaying sources loss energyat a much faster rate than they annihilate. As the energy of the positrons drops, core excitations, plasmon excitation, electron/hole pair creation, and phonon scattering are the dominant processes of further energy loss.
- OSTI ID:
- 285511
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Physics, Vol. 64, Issue 7; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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