ATHENA -- First Production of Cold Antihydrogen and Beyond

Authors :: ATHENA Collaboration
Kellerbauer, A.
Amoretti, M.
Amsler, C.
Bonomi, G.
Bowe, P. D.
Canali, C.
Carraro, C.
Cesar, C. L.
Charlton, M.
Doser, M.
Fontana, A.
Fujiwara, M. C.
Funakoshi, R.
Genova, P.
Hangst, J. S.
Hayano, R. S.
Johnson, I.
Jørgensen, L. V.
Lagomarsino, V.
Landua, R.
Rizzini, E. Lodi
Macrí, M.
Madsen, N.
Manuzio, G.
Mitchard, D.
Montagna, P.
Pruys, H.
Regenfus, C.
Rotondi, A.
Testera, G.
Variola, A.
Venturelli, L.
van der Werf, D. P.
Yamazaki, Y.
Zurlo, N.
Publication Year :: 2004
Publisher :: arXiv, 2004.
Abstract: Atomic systems of antiparticles are the laboratories of choice for tests of CPT symmetry with antimatter. The ATHENA experiment was the first to report the production of copious amounts of cold antihydrogen in 2002. This article reviews some of the insights that have since been gained concerning the antihydrogen production process as well as the external and internal properties of the produced anti-atoms. Furthermore, the implications of those results on future prospects of symmetry tests with antimatter are discussed.<br />Comment: Proc. of the Third Meeting on CPT and Lorentz Symmetry, Bloomington (Indiana), USA, August 2004, edited by V. A. Kostelecky (World Scientific, Singapore). 10 pages, 5 figures, 1 table. Author affiliations corr