Breakthrough in Antimatter Production
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- Researchers at the ALPHA experiment at CERN’s Antimatter Factory developed a new technique to produce over 15,000 antihydrogen atoms in hours.
- The technique involves cooling positrons using laser-cooled beryllium ions, increasing antihydrogen production eightfold.
- The new method allows antihydrogen atoms to be accumulated overnight, significantly speeding up research.
- Over 2 million antihydrogen atoms were produced in the 2023–24 experimental runs using this technique.
- The ALPHA-g experiment is now studying the effect of gravity on antimatter with unprecedented precision.