Positron Physics and Its Applications

Author: Yu Weizhong
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book is available for reference by scientific and technical personnel in material-related fields and faculty and students of colleges and universities. It comprehensively introduces positron annihilation technology and spectroscopy, presenting nuclear technology as a testing method for studying physicochemical properties related to defects and phase transitions in solids and liquids. Chapter 1 briefly introduces the four experimental methods of positron annihilation technology, Chapter 2 explains the basic principles of positron annihilation spectroscopy, Chapters 3 and 10 provide detailed descriptions of conventional positron methods and slow positron methods, Chapter 11 covers the application of positron annihilation in university physics teaching experiments, and the remaining Chapters 4 to 9 discuss the applications of positron annihilation in metals, amorphous and nanocrystalline materials, semiconductors, ionic crystals, polymers, and liquid crystals.