Angular Correlation of Scattered Annihilation Radiation

Hartland S. Snyder; Simon Pasternack; J. Hornbostel

doi:10.1103/physrev.73.440

Abstract

If the two photons emitted in an annihilation process are scattered, their initial crosspolarization leads to an angular correlation of the scattered radiation. This correlation effect is calculated, and yields a substantial azimuthal asymmetry. It is shown that one may regard the scattering of one photon as performing a partial analysis of the polarization of the other photon.

Keywords

AnnihilationPhysicsPhotonAsymmetryRadiationScatteringPolarization (electrochemistry)AzimuthAnnihilation radiationCorrelationAtomic physicsNuclear physicsOpticsPositronPositron annihilationQuantum mechanicsElectron

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Brookhaven National Laboratory US

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Year: 1948
Type: article
Volume: 73
Issue: 5
Pages: 440-448
Citations: 76
Access: Closed

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                                    Hartland S. Snyder, 
                                
                                    Simon Pasternack, 
                                
                                    J. Hornbostel
                                
                            (1948). 
                            Angular Correlation of Scattered Annihilation Radiation. 
                            Physical Review
                            , 73
                            (5)
                            , 440-448.
                            https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.73.440

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DOI: 10.1103/physrev.73.440