with He, Ar, and Xe atoms have been determined by measuring coincidences between the
remnant ion and the Lyman-α photon from positronium. The maximum fractional
contributions of these to the total Ps formation cross sections increase from approximately
0.06±0.01 in He to 0.12±0.04 in Ar and 0.26±0.09 in Xe. In the case of He, good agreement
is found with a coupled-state calculation; for Ar and Xe, measurements are compared with a …