Positron-Matter Collisions

Printable versions of the introduction are located here. Special terms and abbreviations are defined in the glossary.

1. Positron-Matter Collisions
2. Low-Energy Positron Scattering
3. Scattering Formulation
4. Reduction of Scattering Formulation
5. Interaction Potential
6. Polarizationi Potential
7. Nuclear Attraction Integrals
8. Virtual Positronium
9. Ps C.O.M. Figure
10. The Distributed Positron Model
11. DPM Figure
12. DPM Distortion Interaction Figure
13. Computing the Interaction Potential
14. Solution---Concurrent Computing
15. Beowulf Quote
16. The PATMOL Codes

The Paper Chase

1. Book Chapter: F.A. Gianturco, T.L. Gibson, P. Nichols, R.R. Lucchese, and T. Nishimura, "Modelling Dynamical Correlation Forces In Low-Energy Positron Scattering From Polyatomic Gases: A Comparison for CH4," (to appear in Kluwer Academic Publications, 2003). Preprint: [pdf] (217 KB).
2. Book Chapter: Robert R. Lucchese, F. A. Gianturco, P. Nichols, and Thomas L. Gibson, "A Test Calculation on SF6 of Model Potentials for Correlation and Polarization Effects in Positron Scattering from Molecules," Chapter 25 in New Directions in Antimatter Physics and Chemistry, edited by Clifford M. Surko and Franco A. Gianturco (Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, 2001). Preprint: [gzipped ps] (494 KB); [zipped ps] (494 KB); [pdf] (700 KB).
3. Thomas L. Gibson, "Low-Energy Positron-H₂ Collisions in the Distributed Positron Model," J. Phys. B 25, 1321-1336 (1992).
4. Thomas L. Gibson, "A Modified Adiabatic Approach to Positron-Atom and Positron-Molecule Polarization Potentials: Application to Positron-He Scattering," J. Phys. B 23, 767-776 (1990).
5. Michael A. Morrison, Thomas L. Gibson, and David Austin, "Polarization Potentials for Positron-Molecule Collisions: Positron-H₂ Scattering," J. Phys. B 17, 2725-2745 (1984).

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