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arxiv: 1412.5246 · v1 · submitted 2014-12-17 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph · astro-ph.HE· hep-ph· physics.chem-ph

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Two-Photon Total Annihilation of Molecular Positronium

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The rate for complete two-photon annihilation of molecular positronium Ps$_{2}$ is reported. This decay channel involves a four-body collision among the fermions forming Ps$_{2}$, and two photons of 1.022 MeV, each, as the final state. The quantum electrodynamics result for the rate of this process is found to be $\Gamma_{Ps_{2} \rightarrow \gamma\gamma}$ = 9.0 $\times 10^{-12}$ s$^{-1}$. This decay channel completes the most comprehensive decay chart for Ps$_{2}$ up to date.

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