Table 1 The best-fit PAL spectra parameters and trapping modes for DRC Charisma® determined within unconstrained x3-decomposion procedure
From: Free Volume Structure of Acrylic-Type Dental Nanocomposites Tested with Annihilating Positrons
Sample | PAL spectra fitting parameters | Positron trapping modes | Ps-trapping modes | |||||||||
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τ1, ns | τ2, ns | τ3, ns | I2, a.u. | I3, a.u. | τav., ns | τb, ns | κd, ns−1 | τ2-τb, ns | η, a.u. | R3, nm | fv 3, % | |
0 | 0.179 | 0.447 | 1.946 | 0.540 | 0.092 | 0.486 | 0.277 | 1.99 | 0.170 | 0.36 | 0.283 | 1.58 |
1 | 0.168 | 0.435 | 1.747 | 0.550 | 0.105 | 0.479 | 0.269 | 2.22 | 0.166 | 0.37 | 0.263 | 1.44 |
2 | 0.162 | 0.421 | 1.625 | 0.550 | 0.106 | 0.461 | 0.262 | 2.33 | 0.159 | 0.38 | 0.250 | 1.25 |
3 | 0.158 | 0.415 | 1.560 | 0.560 | 0.110 | 0.458 | 0.260 | 2.50 | 0.155 | 0.40 | 0.243 | 1.19 |