Positron-atom complexes as quantum halo states.
The wave functions of a number of positron-atom complexes are analyzed and three of the systems, namely, e(+)Be, e(+)Na, and e(+)He((3)S(e)), are seen to exhibit quantum halo structures with 45%-50% of their probability distribution lying in the large r classically forbidden region. The mean square distance between the large r fragments (e(+) + Be, Ps + Na+, Ps + He+) for these systems range from 1.8 to 2.2 times larger than the square of the classical turning point, another indication of their halolike nature.
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Faculty of Technology, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0909, Australia. jxm107@rsphysse.anu.edu.au