1. Antiproton confinement in a Penning-Ioffe trap for antihydrogen
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F. Nillius, Andrew Speck, I. Kuljanishvili, R. McConnell, F.M. Esser, Matthew Weel, H. Glückler, B. Levitt, Gerald Gabrielse, J. Schillings, G. Hansen, M. Schmitt, E. A. Hessels, D. Grzonka, T. Sefzick, W. S. Kolthammer, W. Oelert, C. H. Storry, M. C. George, P. Larochelle, D. Comeau, Theodor W. Hänsch, Jonathan Wrubel, Z. Zhang, Helmut Soltner, Jochen Walz, S. Martin, and D. Le Sage
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Condensed Matter::Quantum Gases ,Physics ,Antiparticle ,High Energy Physics::Phenomenology ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Penning trap ,Nuclear physics ,Antiproton ,Antimatter ,Quadrupole ,ddc:550 ,Physics::Atomic and Molecular Clusters ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,Physics::Atomic Physics ,Ion trap ,Atomic physics ,Quadrupole ion trap ,Antihydrogen - Abstract
Antiprotons ((p) over bar) remain confined in a Penning trap, in sufficient numbers to form antihydrogen ((H) over bar) atoms via charge exchange, when the radial field of a quadrupole Ioffe trap is added. This first demonstration with (p) over bar suggests that quadrupole Ioffe traps can be superimposed upon (p) over bar and e(+) traps to attempt the capture of (H) over bar atoms as they form, contrary to conclusions of previous analyses.
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- 2006
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