Quadronium; Unravelling the e sup + e sup minus puzzle

Journal Article · Fri May 10 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · International Journal of Modern Physics A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X9100099X· OSTI ID:5006829

Griffin, J J ^[1]

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1. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (US)

This paper reviews the development of the Quadronium scenario for the e{sup +}e{sup {minus}} puzzle. The Quardronium (strong binding) hypothesis leads to a two-stage (spontaneous creation)/(energy inflation) production process for Q{sub 0}, which can yield decay lines as narrow in energy as those observed, and which suggests that Q{sub 0} may either be created free, or bound to an outgoing heavy ion. In turn, this bound/free dichotomy provides a template for analyzing the experimental facts, which yields a good semiquantitative description of the EPOS data. Remarkably, this description of the later stages of the process is independent of the internal structure of the decaying object, and yet provides predictions for much of the available data. Finally, the bound decays imply a new (and so far never studied) process of sharp annihilative positron emission (SAPosE), in which the electron is captured into a Bohr - Dirac orbit of the nuclear ion, and the positron merges with a total energy equal to the energy of the decaying Q{sub 0} state plus the binding energy of the electron.

• OSTI ID: 5006829
• Journal Information: International Journal of Modern Physics A; (United States), Journal Name: International Journal of Modern Physics A; (United States) Vol. 6:11; ISSN IMPAE; ISSN 0217-751X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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