The Production and Study of Antiprotons and Cold Antihydrogen

Abstract

The practical goal is developing the unusual techniques required to produce and store atoms made entirely of antimatter, given that the slightest encounter with ordinary matter turns all their mass into energy as they annihilate. One immediate goal is greatly increasing the number of trapped antihydrogen atoms in their ground state. Another goal is demonstrating the first laser cooling of trapped antihydrogen.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Mar 23, 2016
Source ID
FA95501510275

Entities

People

  • Gerald Gabrielse

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College
  • United States Air Force

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy