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Since the atomic system of positronium is intrinsically interesting and the electron pickup process is analogous to electron capture by other charged species, the study of positronium formation in gasses was one of the first areas of positron research. It was recognized later that positronium was formed in the interaction of positrons with solids. Electron capture by positrons from solids results in the formation of positronium in both the ground and excited states. Positronium has been observed in insulators in the solid matrix and in the vacuum emitted from metal and semiconductor surfaces.
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Howell, R.H. (1987). Electron Capture from Solids by Positrons. In: Humberston, J.W., Armour, E.A.G. (eds) Atomic Physics with Positrons. NATO ASI Series, vol 169. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0963-5_18
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