Interlaboratory comparison of positron annihilation lifetime measurements for synthetic fused silica and polycarbonate

Ito, Kenji*; Oka, Toshitaka*   ; Kobayashi, Yoshinori*; Shirai, Yasuharu*; Wada, Kenichiro*; Matsumoto, Masataka*; Fujinami, Masanori*; Hirade, Tetsuya  ; Honda, Yoshihide*; Hosomi, Hiroyuki*; Nagai, Yasuyoshi*; Inoue, Koji*; Saito, Haruo*; Sakaki, Koji*; Sato, Kiminori*; Shimazu, Akira*; Uedono, Akira*

Interlaboratory comparison of positron annihilation lifetime measurements using synthetic fused silica and polycarbonate was conducted with the participation of 12 laboratories. By regulating procedures for the measurement and data analysis the uncertainties of the positron lifetimes obtained at different laboratories were significantly reduced in comparison with those reported in the past.