Gurung, Lokesh;
Babij, Tamara J;
Cassidy, David B;
(2021)
Fast decay of 23S1 positronium atoms in an MgO lined cavity.
EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation
, 8
, Article 3. 10.1140/epjti/s40485-020-00058-z.
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Abstract
We report experiments in which radiatively metastable 2 3S1 positronium (Ps) atoms entered a waveguide whose internal surfaces were lined with smoked magnesium oxide (MgO) powder. The waveguide was built such that time-delayed microwave radiation pulses, tuned to drive 2 3S1 → 2 3P2 transitions, could be applied to the Ps ensemble. The lifetime of 2 3S1 atoms was measured using time-delayed microwave induced decay, yielding ≈ 200 ns. This is considerably shorter than the Zeeman shifted lifetime of 1070 ns, indicating that Ps atoms in the 2 3S1 state do not survive multiple collisions with MgO nanocrystals We report experiments in which radiatively metastable 2 3S1 positronium (Ps) atoms entered a waveguide whose internal surfaces were lined with smoked magnesium oxide (MgO) powder. The waveguide was built such that time-delayed microwave radiation pulses, tuned to drive 2 3S1 → 2 3P2 transitions, could be applied to the Ps ensemble. The lifetime of 2 3S1 atoms was measured using time-delayed microwave induced decay, yielding ≈ 200 ns. This is considerably shorter than the Zeeman shifted lifetime of 1070 ns, indicating that Ps atoms in the 2 3S1 state do not survive multiple collisions with MgO nanocrystals
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Fast decay of 23S1 positronium atoms in an MgO lined cavity |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1140/epjti/s40485-020-00058-z |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjti/s40485-020-00058-z |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Positron, Positronium, Antimatter, QED, Spectroscopy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10187081 |
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