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Positron trapping and annihilation at interfaces between matrix and cylindrical or spherical precipitates modeled by diffusion-reaction theory

Soft Condensed Matter 2020-01-29 v1 Materials Science

Abstract

The exact solution of a diffusion-reaction model for the trapping and annihilation of positrons at interfaces of precipitate-matrix composites is presented considering both cylindrical or spherical precipitates. Diffusion-limitation is taken into account for interfacial trapping from the surrounding matrix as well as from the interior of the precipitate. Closed-form expressions are obtained for the mean positron lifetime and for the intensity of the positron lifetime component associated with the interface-trapped state. The model contains as special case also positron trapping at extended open-volume defects like spherical voids or hollow cylinders. This makes the model applicable to all types of cylindrical- and spherical-shaped extended defects irrespective of their size and their number density.

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@article{arxiv.1903.09486,
  title  = {Positron trapping and annihilation at interfaces between matrix and cylindrical or spherical precipitates modeled by diffusion-reaction theory},
  author = {Roland Würschum and Laura Resch and Gregor Klinser},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.09486},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

To be published in the Proceedings of International Conference on Positrron Annihilation, 2018; submitted August 16, 2018; Accepted January 8, 2019. AIP Conference Proceedings