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Positron Annihilation
The positron is the antiparticle of the electron, and when a positron enters any normal matter, it will find an abundant supply of electrons with which to annihilate.
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The Large Electron Positron Collider - LEP
A good simple page with diagrams explaining this facility.
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Hyperphysics - Nuclear Medicine
Use of positron emission tomography (PET scan) with links to relevant explanations.
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Positron Emission Tomography
A page explaining the basics of PET scanning of the brain. Graphics and PET scan images can be seen.
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Electron and Positron
As one of the leptons, the electron is viewed as one of the fundamental particles.
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Muon
The muon is a lepton which decays to form an electron or positron.
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Hyperphysics - Beta Radioactivity
Description of beta decay with energy spectrum and discussion of positron, with good links to other sites.
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Positron Emission Tomography
This site is part of a text book explaining PET. The page has links to the rest of the medical museum at the university of Iowa and there are a number of picture - but no animations
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Observing the world of particles
Bubble chambers to multiwire and drift chambers with photographs showing the detection and discovery of various particles, eg positron, quarks.
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
A web page which explains the basics of PET with some very good images. The page links back to the medical imaging website which explains other techniques.
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