Positrons : practical plasma probe?
The feasibility of using positrons to probe plasmas is investigated. Analysis of the y rays resulting from the annihilation of positrons with plasma electrons may yield information about the momentum distribution, temperature and number density of these electrons. A number of 'positron probe1...
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| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/19845 |