A compact mono-energetic positron beam for re-emitted positron measurement

A compact mono-energetic positron beam system has been constructed at The University of Hong Kong in order to perform positron re-emission measurements, after fast positrons from a radioactive 22Na source moderated by a variety of samples. The positron re-emission measurements are performed at a vacuum of 10−8 Torr. Re-emitted slow positrons are guided by longitudinal magnetic fields provided by three field coils located outside the vacuum tank and are detected by a gamma photon insensitive channel electron multiplier (CEM). The radioactive source, the sample, the focusing grid, the retarding-field energy analyzer (RFA) and the CEM detector were put into a compact assembly having a length of 33 cm and a diameter of 6 cm. Positron re-emission from W(1 1 1), GaN/SiC, Ga/GaN/SiC, 4H and 6H–SiC surfaces have been studied. The moderator conversion efficiencies of these samples are reported.