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Decay rate and other properties of the positronium negative ion
A new method for detecting the positronium minus ion is described, and the possibility of a long positronium mean free path in a solid is discussed
The Chemical Composition of an Extrasolar Minor Planet
We report the relative abundances of 17 elements in the atmosphere of the
white dwarf star GD 362, material that, very probably, was contained previously
in a large asteroid or asteroids with composition similar to the Earth/Moon
system. The asteroid may have once been part of a larger parent body not unlike
one of the terrestrial planets of our solar system.Comment: ApJ, in pres
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