Extra Low ENergy Antiproton ring
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The Extra Low ENergy Antiproton (ELENA) ring is a deceleration and storage facility at CERN designed to slow antiprotons to very low energies for precision antimatter experiments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Extra Low ENergy Antiproton ring canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN facility
ⓘ
antiproton decelerator ⓘ decelerator ring ⓘ storage ring ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ELENA ⓘ |
| adjacentFacility | Antiproton Decelerator ⓘ |
| beamEnergyRange | from 5.3 MeV to 100 keV ⓘ |
| beamParticle | antiproton ⓘ |
| circumference | about 30.4 m ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2011 ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| enables |
gravity measurements with antihydrogen
ⓘ
precision spectroscopy of antihydrogen ⓘ tests of CPT symmetry with antimatter ⓘ |
| energyReductionFactor | about 50 ⓘ |
| extractionEnergy | 100 keV ⓘ |
| feedsFrom | Antiproton Decelerator ⓘ |
| firstBeamCirculation | 2016 ⓘ |
| funding | CERN member states ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bending magnets
ⓘ
electron cooler ⓘ electrostatic transfer lines ⓘ quadrupole magnets ⓘ radio-frequency system ⓘ |
| improves | antiproton trapping efficiency ⓘ |
| injectionEnergy | 5.3 MeV ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
CERN
ⓘ
Meyrin ⓘ
surface form:
Meyrin, Switzerland
|
| operator | CERN ⓘ |
| partOf | CERN accelerator complex ⓘ |
| purpose |
decelerate antiprotons to very low energies
ⓘ
enable precision measurements with antimatter ⓘ improve efficiency of antiproton use ⓘ provide low-energy antiprotons for antimatter experiments ⓘ |
| reduces | antiproton beam emittance ⓘ |
| scientificField |
antimatter research
ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ |
| servesExperiment |
AEgIS
ⓘ
ALPHA ⓘ ATRAP ⓘ BASE ⓘ GBAR ⓘ PUMA ⓘ other low-energy antimatter experiments ⓘ |
| shape | hexagonal ring ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | around 2017 ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| technology |
electron cooling
ⓘ
electrostatic beam transport ⓘ |
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