Abstract
We describe the Bristol spectrometer for positron annihilation Fermi surface studies utilising high-density avalanche chambers (HIDACs) as position sensitive detectors. Measurements on α-SiO2 show, through the momentum distribution of para-positronium, the substantial improvement in resolution compared to Anger cameras. Measurements of the Fermi surface of V are used to determine the resolution. The new spectrometer is found to have an efficiency of 12.5 ± 0.6 % and a (coincidence) contribution to the position resolution of 0.96 ± 0.1 mm.
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