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The aim of this talk is to summarize the experiences with different positron sources and to point out which experiments will be possible in the near future. In this context I shall restrict myself to atomic physics experiments.
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Sinapius, G. (1984). Applications of Intense Positron Beams in Atomic Physics Experiments. In: Humberston, J.W., McDowell, M.R.C. (eds) Positron Scattering in Gases. NATO ASI Series, vol 107. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2751-6_17
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