Positronium formation for positron scattering from metastable hydrogen

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/26/3/033401

Abstract Positronium (Ps) formation for positron impact on metastable hydrogen in 2s state has been studied by using the two-channel, two-center eikonal final state-continuum initial distorted wave (EFS-CDW) method. The differential, integrated, and total cross sections for Ps formation in different states have been calculated from each channel opening thresholds to high energy region. The results are compared with other theoretical calculations available in the literature. For Ps formation in s-state at intermediate and high energies, our results are in good agreement with the prediction of distorted wave theory. Those formed in p-states and the total Ps formation cross sections are reported for the first time. It is shown that the total Ps formation cross sections for positron scattering from H(2s) state are significantly larger at relatively low energies, while smaller at high energies, compared with those obtained from hydrogen in ground state.

Keywords: positronium formation metastable hydrogen continuum distorted wave method

Received: 16 November 2016
Revised: 03 January 2017
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PACS:	34.80.Lx	(Recombination, attachment, and positronium formation)
	34.80.Uv	(Positron scattering)
	36.10.Dr	(Positronium)

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11504128).

Corresponding Authors: Li-Guang Jiao
E-mail: lgjiao@jlu.edu.cn

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Lin Lin(林蔺), Hong-Nian Wang(汪宏年), Li-Guang Jiao(焦利光) Positronium formation for positron scattering from metastable hydrogen 2017 Chin. Phys. B 26 033401

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