Date of Thesis

2014

Description

A positron and electron can form the bound state called positronium. When positronium is formed in a porous material, its lifetime is based on the electron density of the pore walls, temperature, and pore size according the Rectangular Extenstion to the Tao-Eldrup Model. Positronium Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy is an established technique of finding positronium lifetimes. Using this technique, we find positronium lifetimes at various temperatures and compare these to the expectations of the model. We find that the pore size relationship is consistent, but more data must be gathered under different conditions in order to draw conclusions about relationships between lifetime, temperature, and pore size.

Keywords

positron, positronium, silica gel

Access Type

Honors Thesis (Bucknell Access Only)

Degree Type

Bachelor of Science

Major

Physics & Astronomy

First Advisor

David Schoepf

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