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Positron Annihilation in Vitreous Silica Glasses

The annihilation characteristics of positrons in vitreous silica glasses (v-SiO2) were studied by measurements of two-dimensional angular correlation of positron annihilation radiations and positron lifetime spectra. From the measurements, it was found that positrons and positronium (Ps) atoms mainly annihilate from trapped states by vacancy-type defects in v-SiO2. For v-SiO2 specimens with cylindrical porous structures, annihilations of Ps with anisotropic momentum distributions were observed. This fact was attributed to the momentum uncertainty due to localization of Ps in a finite dimension of pores. This investigation showed possibilities for the detection of microstructures in v-SiO2 by the positron annihilation technique.

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Akira Uedono Akira Uedono Shoichiro Tanigawa Shoichiro Tanigawa

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

2005

Title: Positron Annihilation in Vitreous Silica Glasses

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From the measurements, it was found that positrons and positronium (Ps) atoms mainly annihilate from trapped states by vacancy-type defects in v-SiO2.

For v-SiO2 specimens with cylindrical porous structures, annihilations of Ps with anisotropic momentum distributions were observed.

This fact was attributed to the momentum uncertainty due to localization of Ps in a finite dimension of pores.

This investigation showed possibilities for the detection of microstructures in v-SiO2 by the positron annihilation technique.

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