Formation of positronium hydride
- 6 July 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 69 (1) , 57-60
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.69.57
Abstract
We report the formation of positronium hydride (PsH), in collisions between positrons and methane. A preliminary value of 1.1±0.2 eV for the binding energy of PsH is obtained.Keywords
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