The Production and Study of Cold Antiprotons and Antihydrogen
Abstract
A matter particle and its antimatter particle annihilate upon colliding. All of their respective masses turn quickly into energy. Antihydrogen atoms have been produced and suspended within a "container with no walls." Antihydrogen atoms, the simplest atoms made entirely of antimatter, were suspended and held in a Ioffe trap, at a magnetic field minimum. This proof-of-principle demonstration suggests that many more antimatter atoms could be confined in an improved Ioffe trap, and that these could be laser cooled as needed to use precise laser spectroscopy to study their properties with high precision
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 03, 2015
- Accession Number
- ADA626745
Entities
People
- Gerald Gabrielse
Organizations
- President and Fellows of Harvard College