Positron-molecule interactions: Resonant attachment, annihilation, and bound states

GF Gribakin, JA Young, CM Surko - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2010 - APS
This article presents an overview of current understanding of the interaction of low-energy
positrons with molecules with emphasis on resonances, positron attachment, and …

Positron scattering from molecules: An experimental cross section compilation for positron transport studies and benchmarking theory

MJ Brunger, SJ Buckman, K Ratnavelu - Journal of Physical and …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
We present a compilation of recommended positron–molecule cross sections for a range of
scattering processes including elastic scattering, vibrational excitation, discrete electronic …

Positron scattering from the isoelectronic molecules N2, CO and C2H2

A Zecca, L Chiari, A Sarkar, MJ Brunger - New Journal of Physics, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We report our results on the experimental total cross sections (TCSs) for positron scattering
from the isoelectronic molecules N 2, CO and C 2 H 2. Where possible, for each species …

Positron scattering from atoms and molecules

SN Nahar, B Antony - Atoms, 2020 - mdpi.com
A review on the positron scattering from atoms and molecules is presented in this article.
The focus on positron scattering studies is on the rise due to their presence in various fields …

Higher order polarizabilities and the positron forward scattering problem: Convergence between calculated and measured cross sections in the very low energy …

W Tenfen, EP Seidel, MV Barp, F Arretche - Journal of Electron …, 2022 - Elsevier
We have employed a well established correlation-polarization model potential to calculate
the elastic cross sections for positron collisions with O 2, N 2 and CO 2 from 0.01 eV to E p s …

Feshbach-resonance-mediated positron annihilation in small molecules

JA Young, CM Surko - Physical Review A—Atomic, Molecular, and Optical …, 2008 - APS
Large positron annihilation cross sections have been observed for a variety of molecules at
various energies below the threshold for positronium formation. These large values are due …

Bound state in positron scattering by allene

AS Barbosa, SA Sanchez, MHF Bettega - Physical Review A, 2017 - APS
We report integral and differential cross sections for positron collisions with allene,
calculated with the Schwinger multichannel method. The cross sections were computed in …

Multimode vibrational couplings in resonant positron annihilation

S d'A. Sanchez, MAP Lima, MTN Varella - Physical Review Letters, 2011 - APS
The mechanisms for multimode vibrational couplings in resonant positron annihilation are
not well understood. We show that these resonances can arise from positron-induced …

A new approach to study electron and positron scattering from acetylene

D Mahato, L Sharma, R Srivastava - Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies on electron and positron scattering from acetylene are very important for their
applications in the plasma and astronomical environments. In view of such importance, we …

Low-energy positron scattering by small hydrocarbons: methane, acetylene, ethylene, and ethane molecules

FF Frighetto, SA Sanchez, AS Barbosa - The European Physical Journal D, 2023 - Springer
In the present work, we used the recently parallelized version of the Schwinger multichannel
method to calculate positron scattering cross sections by methane, acetylene, ethylene, and …