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A Possibility of Volume Refraction of Negative Relativistic Particles in Bent Crystals

Gennady V. Kovalev
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The volume coherent deflection of high-energy positive and negative particles in uniformly bent crystals is studied. The general analysis of potential scattering shows that the standard screening potential for a large class of collisions can cause the volume refraction for negative particles (antiprotons, electrons) instead of the volume reflection for positive particles (proton, positrons).

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Gennady V. Kovalev. 2007-07-26. A Possibility of Volume Refraction of Negative Relativistic Particles in Bent Crystals. https://arxiv.org/abs/0707.3935

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