Back to Search Start Over

Antiproton confinement in a Penning-Ioffe trap for antihydrogen

Authors :
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
D. Le Sage
Source :
Physical review letters 98, 113002 (2007). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.113002
Publication Year :
2006

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.

Details

ISSN :
00319007
Volume :
98
Issue :
11
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....18f92a432942af869687470ae33d9aeb
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.113002