ALPHA experiment
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The ALPHA experiment is a CERN-based research project that studies antihydrogen atoms to test fundamental symmetries between matter and antimatter.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ALPHA experiment canonical | 8 |
| ALPHA collaboration | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ALPHA experiment Context triple: [Antiproton Decelerator, providesBeamTo, ALPHA experiment]
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UA1 experiment
The UA1 experiment was a high-energy physics collaboration at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that became famous for providing the first experimental evidence of the W and Z bosons, key carriers of the weak nuclear force.
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UA2 experiment
The UA2 experiment was a high-energy physics collaboration at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that played a key role in confirming the existence and properties of the W boson.
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Project Alpha
Project Alpha was a famous early-1980s hoax experiment in which teenage magicians, backed by skeptic James Randi, infiltrated a parapsychology lab to expose its poor scientific controls and challenge claims of psychic phenomena.
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Ives–Stilwell experiment
The Ives–Stilwell experiment is a classic test of special relativity that measured the relativistic Doppler effect to confirm time dilation for fast-moving ions.
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ATLAS
ATLAS is a major particle physics experiment and detector at the Large Hadron Collider that investigates fundamental particles and forces, including the Higgs boson.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ALPHA experiment Target entity description: The ALPHA experiment is a CERN-based research project that studies antihydrogen atoms to test fundamental symmetries between matter and antimatter.
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A.
UA1 experiment
The UA1 experiment was a high-energy physics collaboration at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that became famous for providing the first experimental evidence of the W and Z bosons, key carriers of the weak nuclear force.
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B.
UA2 experiment
The UA2 experiment was a high-energy physics collaboration at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that played a key role in confirming the existence and properties of the W boson.
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C.
Project Alpha
Project Alpha was a famous early-1980s hoax experiment in which teenage magicians, backed by skeptic James Randi, infiltrated a parapsychology lab to expose its poor scientific controls and challenge claims of psychic phenomena.
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D.
Ives–Stilwell experiment
The Ives–Stilwell experiment is a classic test of special relativity that measured the relativistic Doppler effect to confirm time dilation for fast-moving ions.
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E.
ATLAS
ATLAS is a major particle physics experiment and detector at the Large Hadron Collider that investigates fundamental particles and forces, including the Higgs boson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
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antimatter experiment ⓘ particle physics experiment ⓘ physics experiment ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
compare hydrogen and antihydrogen
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test fundamental symmetries between matter and antimatter ⓘ |
| collaborationSize | international collaboration ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dataType | experimental data on antihydrogen properties ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
precision tests of the Standard Model
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search for physics beyond the Standard Model using antimatter ⓘ |
| fundingSource | international funding agencies ⓘ |
| hostOrganization |
CERN
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surface form:
European Organization for Nuclear Research
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| infrastructure |
cryogenic apparatus
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silicon vertex detector ⓘ superconducting magnets ⓘ |
| location |
Antiproton Decelerator
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CERN ⓘ |
| measures |
1S–2S transition in antihydrogen
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antihydrogen spectral lines ⓘ gravitational behavior of antihydrogen ⓘ hyperfine structure of antihydrogen ⓘ |
| notableResult |
constraints on CPT violation in the hydrogen–antihydrogen system
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first trapped antihydrogen atoms for long durations ⓘ precision spectroscopy of antihydrogen ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
ALPHA experiment
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ALPHA collaboration
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| partOf |
Antiproton Decelerator
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surface form:
CERN Antiproton Decelerator program
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| predecessor |
ATRAP experiment
ⓘ
surface form:
ATHENA experiment
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| produces | cold antihydrogen atoms ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
AEgIS experiment
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ATRAP experiment ⓘ GBAR experiment ⓘ |
| researchField |
atomic physics
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fundamental symmetries ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| startDate | 2000s ⓘ |
| studies |
antihydrogen
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antimatter ⓘ |
| tests |
CPT symmetry
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charge-parity-time reversal symmetry ⓘ matter–antimatter symmetry ⓘ weak equivalence principle for antimatter ⓘ |
| uses |
Penning trap
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antiprotons ⓘ magnetic minimum neutral atom trap ⓘ magnetic traps ⓘ positrons ⓘ |
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Subject: ALPHA experiment Description of subject: The ALPHA experiment is a CERN-based research project that studies antihydrogen atoms to test fundamental symmetries between matter and antimatter.
Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
ALPHA collaboration