Cassidy, DB; Mills, AP; (2008) Interactions between positronium atoms in porous silica. Physical Review Letters , 100 (1) , Article 013401. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.013401.

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Abstract

Interactions between pairs of positronium (Ps) atoms confined in porous silica films have been directly observed for the first time. Because of selection rules, the nature of such interactions should depend on the structure of the porous medium: if a Ps surface state exists, dipositronium (Ps2) molecules may be created, and if there is a continuum of cavity energy levels, spin exchanging collisions may occur. Using two structurally different silica films, we have been able to isolate and study these two processes. Our data indicate that Ps2 formation occurs primarily via a Langmuir-Hinshelwood-type mechanism on the internal pore surfaces, with an interaction length of the order of 7×10-8cm, and that the effective cross section for nonthermalized Ps-Ps spin exchange quenching in porous silica is around 9×10-15cm2. © 2008 The American Physical Society.

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