AEGIS antimatter trap

M. Brice/J.M. Ordan/ CERN2017-02-03

CERN
Geneva, Switzerland

The AEGIS experiment plans to make a direct measurement of Earth’s gravitational effect on antimatter. By sending a beam of antihydrogen atoms through very thin gratings, the experiment will measure how far the antihydrogen atoms fall during their horizontal flight.

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Title: AEGIS antimatter trap
Creator: M. Brice/J.M. Ordan/ CERN
Date Created: 2017-02-03

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