Electron-position momentum distribution measurements of high-T c superconductors and related systems

We discuss our measurements of the 2D-angular correlation of positron annihilation radiation (ACAR) in La 2 CuO 4 , YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 (YBCO), and NiO. The measurements for NiO are the first such 2D-ACAR measurements; the YBCO results are of a higher statistical quality than previously reported in the literature. The data are compared with complementary theoretical calculations and with each other. We discuss the implication of our analysis for ACAR studies of similar and related systems.