ISSN:
1432-0630
Keywords:
29
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78.70
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The contribution of backscattered, 1.27-MeVγ quanta to the coincidence counts in positron-annihilation lifetime measurements has been investigated. Depending on the energy window settings and geometry, as much as 20% of the coincidence counts was found to arise from backscattered events. Computer analysis of such spectra leads to erroneous results. Analysis of computer-generated lifetime spectra shows that good statistics is more important than good resolution power for the quality of the analysis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00617847