LEADER 05428nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910782281203321 005 20230617002028.0 010 $a1-281-92827-5 010 $a9786611928278 010 $a981-277-561-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000537926 035 $a(EBL)1681679 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000227206 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11185266 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000227206 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10264149 035 $a(PQKB)10635461 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1681679 035 $a(WSP)00005086 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1681679 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10255622 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL192827 035 $a(OCoLC)815751346 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000537926 100 $a20030603d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPrinciples and applications of positron & positronium chemistry$b[electronic resource] /$feditors, Y.C. Jean, P.E. Mallon, D.M. Schrader 210 $aRiver Edge, New Jersey $cWorld Scientific$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (424 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-238-144-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface; Acknowledgments; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 Introduction to Positron and Positronium Chemistry; 1.1 A new chemistry: positronium chemistry; 1.2 Existing books and articles on positron and positronium chemistry and annihilation; Problems; References; Answers to problems; Chapter 2 Compounds of Positrons and Positronium; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Quantum mechanical considerations; 2.2.1 Basic physics of mixed electron-positron systems; 2.2.2 The calculation of annihilation rates; 2.2.3 Quantum mechanical methods; 2.2.3.1 The stochastic variational method (SVM) 327 $a2.2.3.2 The quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) method2.2.3.3 Other methods; 2.3 Current knowledge of bound states; 2.3.1 Polyleptons; 2.3.2 One-electron atoms; 2.3.3 Two-electron atoms (excluding He); 2.3.4 The nonmetals; 2.3.5 The noble gases; 2.3.6 Molecules; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3 Experimental Techniques in Positron Spectroscopy; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Positron sources; 3.2.1 Introduction; 3.2.2 Radioactive sources for laboratory experiments; 3.2.3 Positron sources for facility-based beams; 3.2.4 Accelerator-based positron sources for the laboratory 327 $a3.3 Particle and radiation detectors3.3.1 Radiation detectors; 3.3.1.1 Scintillation detectors; 3.3.1.2 Semiconductor detectors; 3.3.1.3 Multiwire proportional chambers; 3.3.2 Particle detectors; 3.3.2.1 Scintillators; 3.3.2.2 Surface-barrier detectors; 3.3.2.3 Channel electron multipliers; 3.4 Notes on pulse electronics; 3.4.1 Transmission of pulses; 3.4.2 Elements of circuits used in positron spectroscopy; 3.4.2.1 Discriminators; 3.4.2.2 Amplifiers; 3.4.2.3 Single and multi-channel analyzers; 3.5 Lifetime spectrometry; 3.6 Doppler broadening spectroscopy; 3.6.1 Introduction 327 $a3.6.2 Experimental set-up3.6.3 Data analysis; 3.6.4 Two-detector technique; 3.7 Age-momentum correlation (AMOC); 3.8 Angular correlation of annihilation radiation (ACAR); 3.8.1 One-dimensional ACAR; 3.8.2 Two-dimensional ACAR; 3.9 Positron beams; 3.9.1 Positron moderators; 3.9.2 Laboratory-based beams; 3.9.3 Facility-based beams; 3.9.4 Beam bunching; 3.9.5 Polarized positron beams; 3.9.6 MeV positron beams; 3.9.7 Time-of-flight spectrometry; 3.9.8 Positron microscopy; 3.9.9 Plasma-generated positron beams; Problems; References; Answers to Problems 327 $aChapter 4 Organic and Inorganic Chemistry of the Positron and Positronium4.1 Positronium formation in condensed matter; 4.1.1 The spur model in polar solvents (Strasbourg Group) [2]; 4.1.2 The spur model in nonpolar solvents; 4.1.3 Quantitative approaches and modeling of Ps formation; 4.1.4 Positronium formation in solids; 4.2 Positron chemistry; 4.3 Positronium states in condensed matter; 4.3.1 Ps trapping in liquids: the bubble model; 4.3.2 Ps trapping in solids: the free volume model; 4.3.3 Ps states in condensed matter: the contact density parameter; 4.4 Positronium chemistry in liquids 327 $a4.4.1 Positronium reactions 330 $aThis book provides a comprehensive description of the principles and applications of positron and positronium chemistry. Pedagogical and tutorial in nature, it will be ideal for graduate students and researchers in the area of positron annihilation spectroscopy. The contributing authors are authoritative scientists prominent in the frontiers of research, actively pursuing positron annihilation research on chemical and applied systems. Contents: Introduction to Positron and Positronium Chemistry (Y C Jean et al.); Compounds of Positrons and Positronium (D M Schrader); Experimental Techniques in 606 $aPositrons 606 $aPositron annihilation 606 $aPositronium 615 0$aPositrons. 615 0$aPositron annihilation. 615 0$aPositronium. 676 $a539.7214 701 $aJean$b Y. C$01563152 701 $aMallon$b P. E$01563153 701 $aSchrader$b D. M$01563154 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782281203321 996 $aPrinciples and applications of positron & positronium chemistry$93831350 997 $aUNINA