Materials Science Forum, Vol.445-6, 301-303, 2004
Positronium formation reaction of polarized positrons and polarized electrons
Positrons injected in molecular solids or polymers will have positronium formation around the terminal spur of the positron track, the so-called positron spur, with active species in the spur, such as excess electrons. In the usual case, the electrons are not polarized. At low enough temperatures, long-lived weakly localized electrons are accumulated by irradiation in darkness, and positrons will have a chance to form positronium with these long-lived weakly localized electrons. For these electrons, it is possible to cause them to be polarized by applying a magnetic field at very low temperatures. We have successfully observed the effect on the positronium formation reaction of polarized positrons and polarized electrons.