| Positrons in Solids Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Hautojärvi, P. (Editor), Dupasquier, A. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 3642813186 ISBN-13: 9783642813184 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General |
| Dewey: 530 |
| Series: Topics in Current Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.98 lbs) 258 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In condensed matter initially fast positrons annihilate after having reached equi- librium with the surroundings. The interaction of positrons with matter is governed by the laws of ordinary quantum mechanics. Field theory and antiparticle properties enter only in the annihilation process leading to the emergence of energetic photons. The monitoring of annihilation radiation by nuclear spectroscopic methods provides valuable information on the electron-positron system which can directly be related to the electronic structure of the medium. Since the positron is a positive electron its behavior in matter is especially interesting to solid-state and atomic physi- cists. The small mass quarantees that the positron is really a quantum mechanical particle and completely different from any other particles and atoms. Positron physics started about 25 years ago but discoveries of new features in its interac- tion with matter have maintained continuous interest and increasing activity in the field. Nowadays it is becoming part of the "stock-in-trade" of experimental physics. |