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Published on: February 1, 2016
Coupling between positron-atom scattering channels above the first inelastic threshold
P G Coleman1, N Cheesman, E R Lowry
1Department of Physics, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Experimentally determined cross sections for the elastic scattering of positrons by argon and xenon atoms have been found to exhibit a steplike increase at the first inelastic threshold energy--i.e., that for positronium formation. Rather than supporting the existence of a cusplike behavior predicted theoretically, this feature, which is more pronounced for xenon, suggests the existence of an intermediate virtual positronium state which enhances the elastic interaction probability.
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