Direct Observation of a Ramsauer-Townsend Effect in Positron-Argon Collisions

Abstract
Transmission measurements of the total scattering cross section for positrons of welldefined energy colliding with argon atoms in the energy range extending from 0.4 to 18 eV reveal a shallow minimum in the vicinity of 2 eV. The measured total cross section at the minimum is 2.4×1016 cm2. These measurements also reveal an abrupt increase in the total cross section above the threshold for positronium formation (9.0 eV).

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