Books by Keyword: Positron Beam

Description: Following a standing tradition that began in 1987 in Germany, The International Workshop on Positron Studies of Defects (PSD-24) was held in the Sala Bianca of the Teatro Sociale di Como, Italy, from September 1 to 6, 2024.The workshop aimed to provide a platform for the exchange of the latest scientific results and developments concerning positron interactions with solids and surfaces, the applied techniques, and their diverse applications. An intensive two-day Summer School in honour of Alfredo Dupasquier was held at the Brunate Library on August 31st and September 1st, prior to the PSD-24. The School featured lectures delivered by leading international experts in Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy (PAS).

Description: The special edition is devoted to issues related to applying Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy as a nondestructive technique for studying voids and defects in solids. The first chapter contains articles that analyse the features of the latest techniques and instrumentation and present the results of developing some of them. The second chapter is devoted to the practical application of the methods of positron annihilation spectroscopy for studying and analysing defects in alloys, multilayer graphene, photoconductor thin films, complex iron-containing oxide glasses, for the early detection of mental disorders and cancer, etc. Without a doubt, this special edition will be useful for both beginners and professionals with experience in the field of positron annihilation spectroscopy.

Description: An intensive two-day Summer School in honour of Alfredo Dupasquier was held at the Brunate Library (Como, Italy) on August 31st and September 1st 2024, before the traditional International Workshop on Positron Studies of Defects 2024 (PSD-24, 1-6 September 2024, Como, Italy). The School's lectures presented in this special edition were delivered by leading international experts in Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy (PAS).

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This work reflects the wide and fascinating range of fields to which positrons have made important contributions. This covers, in particular, the development of low-energy (eV-keV) beams of essentially mono-energetic positrons, in the late 1960s, which opened the door to an even wider range of fundamental and technological studies: from surface physics to polymer films. In her introduction Professor Ganguly offers some background knowledge on the extent to which positrons have influenced and contributed to work in numerous fields.

Description: The volumes present over 400 reviewed papers on the present state of the art and future prospects in the wide field of research involving positrons. The foreword by Edward Teller and the summaries by Jean-Charles Abbe (Chemistry) and Alfred Seeger (Physics) demonstrate how the field is seen from "outside" and from "inside".