Method of measuring pore diameters by positronium decay
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    发明授权
    Method of measuring pore diameters by positronium decay 失效
    通过正电子衰变测量孔径的方法

    公开(公告)号:US4897549A

    公开(公告)日:1990-01-30

    申请号:US286269

    申请日:1988-12-19

    IPC分类号: G01N15/08 G01N23/00 G01Q90/00

    摘要: A method is shown for measuring naturally occurring pores in a specimen material. A positron is emitted from a radioactive source and enters a material to pick up an electron to form positronium. The positronium decays very rapidly into two gamma rays. The lifetime of the positronium depends on the size of the pore it is trapped within. The larger the pore, the longer the positronium will last. By measuring the decay rate of positrons over an extended time scale in the range from 30 to 500 nsec., a near relation can be developed between positronium lifetime and pore diameter.

    摘要翻译: 示出了用于测量样品材料中的天然存在的孔的方法。 正电子从放射源发射并进入材料以吸收电子以形成正电子。 正电子在两个γ射线中迅速衰减。 正电子的寿命取决于被捕获的孔隙的大小。 孔隙越大,正电子将持续时间越长。 通过在30〜500nsec范围内测量正电子在延长时间尺度上的衰减速率,可以在正电子寿命和孔径之间形成近似关系。