Angular Correlation of Electron Positron Annihilation Radiation
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Angular Correlation of Electron Positron Annihilation Radiation (ACAR or ACPAR) is a technique of solid state physics to investigate the electronic structure of metals. It uses positrons which are implanted into a sample and annihilate with the electrons. In the majority of annihilation events, two gamma quanta are created that are, in the reference frame of the electron-positron pair, emitted in exactly opposite directions. In the laboratory frame, there is a small angular deviation from collinearity, which is caused by the momentum of the electron. Hence, measuring the angular correlation of the annihilation radiation yields information about the momentum distribution of the electrons in the solid.
Condensed matter experiments |
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ARPES |
ACAR |
Neutron scattering |
X-ray spectroscopy |
Quantum oscillations |
Scanning tunneling microscopy |