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Recent experimental advances in positronium research

Arthur Rich

Arthur Rich

  • Physics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Rev. Mod. Phys. 53, 127 – Published 1 January, 1981

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.53.127

Abstract

Positronium is a two-body, leptonic, particle-antiparticle system which possesses self-annihilation channels not directly present in any system studied to date. These features make it ideal for the study of the relativistic, two-body problem in quantum electrodynamics. This review will focus on recent experimental advances in fundamental positronium research. In addition, a less detailed discussion of recent theoretical advances is outlined. The review also contains a fairly detailed historial introduction and a section discussing uses of positronium in research not related to tests of quantum electrodynamics.

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