Abstract
The annihilation rate of positrons bound in -Ps atoms and the fraction of positrons which form Ps have been measured for gas at 293, 250, and 77 K at densities in the range 5.9-429 amagat, and for -Ne gas mixtures at 77 K having partial densities in the range 1.9-286 amagat and with Ne concentrations in the range 0.02-0.98. Large deviations from the annihilation rates expected for free -Ps atoms are observed and are attributed to the formation of localized cavity states. The results obtained with -Ne mixtures strongly support -Ps-induced cavity formation. Complex density and temperature dependencies are observed for the Ps fraction in , and the addition of partial densities of Ne enhances positronium formation. The annihilation of slow positrons in is discussed in paper I of this series.
- Received 18 July 1978
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.20.357
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