Cern moves closer to antihydrogen spectroscopy

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Cern moves closer to antihydrogen spectroscopy

CERN moves closer to antihydrogen spectroscopy


Physicists at CERN have taken a big step towards making the first spectroscopic measurements on a beam of antihydrogen atoms. The antihydrogen atoms, which consist of an antielectron orbiting an antiproton, were made by members of the lab's ASACUSA group. The beams could be used to carry out the first detailed studies of the energy levels in antihydrogen.


Measuring in detail the energy levels in antihydrogen is important because the Standard Model of particle physics says they should be identical to those of hydrogen. Any slight differences in the "fine structure" of the levels compared to ordinary hydrogen could shed light on why there is so much more matter than antimatter in the universe.


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Lees verder: http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/44561


Bron: Physicsworld.com

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