Positronium formation at low temperatures; Ideas of usage of the new Ps formation

Hirade, Tetsuya

Materials Science Forum, 445-446, p.234 - 238, 2004/02

Positronium (Ps) formation mechanism by shallowly localized long-lived electrons and positrons at low temperatures explained successfully the Ps formation enhancement at low temperatures observed in polymers and molecular solids. The expected phenomena by this Ps formation mechanism, such as effects by visible light exposure, beautiful relation between the density of shallowly localized electrons and the Ps formation and delayed Ps formation were observed. Some possibilities of application of this new Ps formation, such as a new idea of observing spin polarized positrons by this Ps formation, will be given. The shallowly localized long-lived electrons can be polarized when they are placed in magnetic field at very low temperatures. It is probably possible to see the polarity of positrons by the Ps formation with these polarized electrons. The detail of the idea will be introduced. It will be given as an invited talk.