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New Directions in Antimatter Chemistry and Physics

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Editors:
  1. Clifford M. Surko

    1. Physics Department, University of California, San Diego, USA

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  2. Franco A. Gianturco

    1. Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Positron Sources and Beams

    1. A Laser-cooled Positron Plasma

      • B. M. Jelenković, J. J. Bollinger, A. B. Newbury, T. B. Mitchell, W. M. Itano
      Pages 1-20

    2. Trap-based Positron Beams

      • R. G. Greaves, C. M. Surko
      Pages 21-33

    3. Intense Radioisotope Sources for Spin Polarized Positron Beams

      • F. Saito, T. Hyodo, Y. Nagashima, T. Kurihara, N. Suzuki, Y. Itoh et al.
      Pages 35-45

  3. Antihydrogen, Bose-condensed Positronium, and Positrons in Materials

    1. Collisions of H and ¯H

      • Alexander Dalgarno, Piotr Froelich, Svante Jonsell, Alejandro Saenz, Bernard Zygelman
      Pages 47-52

    2. Positron Physics in a New Perspective

      • E. A. G. Armour, C. W. Chamberlain
      Pages 53-82

    3. The Bose-einstein Condensation of Positronium in Submicron Cavities

      • D. B. Cassidy, J. A. Golovchenko
      Pages 83-99

    4. Cooling and Quenching of Positronium in Porous Material

      • Haruo Saito, Toshio Hyodo
      Pages 101-114

    5. New Experiments with Bright Positron and Positronium Beams

      • A. P. Mills Jr., P. M. Platzman
      Pages 115-126

    6. Positron States in Materials: Dft and QMC Studies

      • Bernardo Barbiellini
      Pages 127-150

    7. Depth-profiled Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy of Thin Insulation Films

      • D. W. Gidley, K. G. Lynn, M. P. Petkov, M. H. Weber, J. N. Sun, A. F. Yee
      Pages 151-171

  4. Positron and Positronium Interactions with Atoms

    1. The Scattering of Positrons and Positronium by Atomic Targets

      • H. R. J. Walters, Jennifer E. Blackwood, Mary T. McAlinden
      Pages 173-198

    2. Positronic Atoms

      • J. Mitroy, M. W. J. Bromley, G. G. Ryzhikh
      Pages 199-221

    3. Perspectives on Physics with Low Energy Positrons: Fundamentals, Beams and Scattering

      • Michael Charlton
      Pages 223-233

    4. Positron Chemistry by Quantum Monte Carlo

      • Massimo Mella, Simone Chiesa, Dario Bressanini, Gabriele Morosi
      Pages 235-262

    5. Antimatter Compounds

      • D. M. Schrader, J. Moxom
      Pages 263-290

    6. Positronium-atom/Molecule interactions: Momentum-Transfer Cross Sections and Z eff

      • Y. Nagashima, F. Saito, N. Shinohara, T. Hyodo
      Pages 291-301

    7. Correlations between Cross Sections and Threshold Energies for Positronium Formation and Direct Ionization

      • J.W. Humberston, P. Van Reeth, G. Laricchia
      Pages 303-322

  5. Positron and Positronium Interactions with Molecules

    1. Scattering of Positronium Atom off Atomic Hydrogen and Helium Targets

      • A. S. Ghosh, Prabal K. Sinha
      Pages 323-343

    2. Atomic and Molecular Physics Using Positron Traps and Trap-Based Beams

      • C. M. Surko
      Pages 345-365
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About this book

This volume is the outgrowth of a workshop held in October, 2000 at the Institute for Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics at the Harvard- Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, MA. The aim of this book (similar in theme to the workshop) is to present an overview of new directions in antimatter physics and chemistry research. The emphasis is on positron and positronium interactions both with themselves and with ordinary matter. The timeliness of this subject comes from several considerations. New concepts for intense positron sources and the development of positron accumulators and trap-based positron beams provide qualitatively new experimental capabilities. On the theoretical side, the ability to model complex systems and complex processes has increased dramatically in recent years, due in part to progress in computational physics. There are presently an intriguing variety of phenomena that await theoretical explanation. It is virtually assured that the new experimental capabilities in this area will lead to a rapid expansion of this list. This book is organized into four sections: The first section discusses potential new experimental capabilities and the uses and the progress that might be made with them. The second section discusses topics involving antihydrogen and many-body phenomena, including Bose condensation of positronium atoms and positron interactions with materials. The final two sections treat a range of topics involving positron and positronium interactions with atoms and molecules.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Physics Department, University of California, San Diego, USA

    Clifford M. Surko

  • Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

    Franco A. Gianturco

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: New Directions in Antimatter Chemistry and Physics

  • Editors: Clifford M. Surko, Franco A. Gianturco

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47613-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-7152-6Published: 31 August 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5760-0Due: 08 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-47613-6Published: 08 May 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 850

  • Topics: Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Physical Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics

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