positron annihilation

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• Positron annihilation spectroscopy — (PAS) [Positrons in Solids, P. Hautojaervi, Topics in Current Physics 12 Springer Heidelberg 1979] or Positron lifetime spectroscopy is a non destructive spectroscopy technique to study voids and defects in solids.The technique relies on the fact …   Wikipedia

• Electron-positron annihilation — occurs when an electron and a positron (the electron s anti particle) collide. The result of the collision is the conversion of the electron and positron and the creation of gamma ray photons or, less often, other particles. The process must… …   Wikipedia

• Positron emission tomography — (PET) is a nuclear medicine imaging technique which produces a three dimensional image or map of functional processes in the body. The system detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron emitting radionuclide (tracer), which is… …   Wikipedia

• Annihilation — is defined as total destruction or complete obliteration of an object; [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2 q=Annihilation Dictionary Definition] (2006) Dictionary.com.] having its root in the Latin nihil (nothing). A literal translation …   Wikipedia

• Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy — is a technique in material science used for studying the types and concentrations of atomic sized defects in materials. Positron Sources Typically positrons are produced through Beta Decay. A typical source would be 22Na, sodium 22. Positron… …   Wikipedia

• Positron — Infobox Particle bgcolour = name = Positron (antielectron) caption = num types = composition = Elementary particle family = Fermion group = Lepton generation = First interaction = Gravity, Electromagnetic, Weak antiparticle = Electron theorized …   Wikipedia

• Annihilation — (lat.: annihilatio „das Zunichtemachen“) bedeutet in der Physik die gegenseitige Vernichtung zweier entgegengesetzter Erscheinungen. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Elementarteilchenphysik 1.1 Hochenergiephysik Forschung 1.2 Positron Elektron Vernichtung in …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Positron — (e+) Klassifikation Elementarteilchen Fermion Lepton Eigenschaften Ladung 1 e Masse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Positron Emission Tomography — Tomographie par émission de positons Pour les articles homonymes, voir TEP. Reconstruction tridimensionnelle de la distribution de glucose marqué au fluor 18 telle que mesurée par tomographie d émission de positons La tomographie …   Wikipédia en Français

• annihilation — /euh nuy euh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of annihilating. 2. the state of being annihilated; extinction; destruction. 3. Physics. a. Also called pair annihilation. the process in which a particle and antiparticle unite, annihilate… …   Universalium

• positron — /poz i tron /, n. Physics. an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron s negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron. Also called antielectron,… …   Universalium