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Fermi radii of lithium by positron annihilation. Paciga, John Joseph
Abstract
A positron annihilation experiment involving collinear point geometry is used to make a direct comparison of the k₁₁₀ and k₁₀₀ Fermi radii in a single crystal of lithium. It is found that is k₁₁₀ greater than k₁₀₀ by 5.6 ± 1.2%, in agreement with theory and a phenomenological interpretation of an earlier long slit experiment. The higher momentum components of the positron wavefunction are calculated by a direct method and found to be negligible. On the other hand, a less straightforward estimate based on a flattened Seitz potential shows that the higher momentum components of the electron wavefunction significantly reduce the experimentally observed anisotropy. Hence, the difference of 5.6% should be regarded as an upper limit on the true distortion of the Fermi surface of lithium.
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Fermi radii of lithium by positron annihilation.
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University of British Columbia
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1971
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A positron annihilation experiment involving collinear point geometry is used to make a direct comparison of the k₁₁₀ and k₁₀₀ Fermi radii in a single crystal of lithium. It is found that is k₁₁₀ greater than k₁₀₀ by 5.6 ± 1.2%, in agreement with theory and a phenomenological interpretation of an earlier long slit experiment. The higher momentum components of the positron wavefunction are calculated by a direct method and found to be negligible. On the other hand, a less straightforward estimate based on a flattened Seitz potential shows that the higher momentum components of the electron wavefunction significantly reduce the experimentally observed anisotropy. Hence, the difference of 5.6% should be regarded as an upper limit on the true distortion of the Fermi surface of lithium.
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eng
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2011-04-20
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0084856
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University of British Columbia
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Graduate
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