GBAR experiment
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The GBAR experiment is a physics research project at CERN designed to study the behavior of antihydrogen in Earth's gravitational field to test the equivalence principle with antimatter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| GBAR experiment canonical | 6 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GBAR experiment Context triple: [Antiproton Decelerator, providesBeamTo, GBAR 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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A Large Ion Collider Experiment
A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) is a major detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to study the physics of strongly interacting matter and quark–gluon plasma created in high-energy heavy-ion collisions.
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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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FASER
FASER is a forward physics experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to search for light, weakly interacting particles and study high-energy neutrinos produced in proton–proton collisions.
- 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: GBAR experiment Target entity description: The GBAR experiment is a physics research project at CERN designed to study the behavior of antihydrogen in Earth's gravitational field to test the equivalence principle with 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.
A Large Ion Collider Experiment
A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) is a major detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to study the physics of strongly interacting matter and quark–gluon plasma created in high-energy heavy-ion collisions.
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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.
FASER
FASER is a forward physics experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to search for light, weakly interacting particles and study high-energy neutrinos produced in proton–proton collisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
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antimatter experiment ⓘ gravitational experiment ⓘ physics experiment ⓘ |
| acronym | GBAR ⓘ |
| aimsToDetermine |
magnitude of the gravitational acceleration of antihydrogen
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sign of the gravitational acceleration of antihydrogen ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| countryOfHostInstitution | Switzerland ⓘ |
| fullName | Gravitational Behaviour of Antihydrogen at Rest ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
cryogenic conditions
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ultra-high vacuum ⓘ |
| hostedAt |
Antiproton Decelerator
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ELENA ring ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
CERN
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Geneva ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| measuresQuantity |
free-fall time of antihydrogen
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gravitational acceleration of antihydrogen ⓘ |
| proposalDate | early 2010s ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
AEgIS experiment
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ALPHA experiment ⓘ ATRAP experiment ⓘ BASE experiment ⓘ |
| researchField |
antimatter physics
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gravitation ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| researchObjective |
to measure the free-fall acceleration of antihydrogen
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to study the behavior of antihydrogen in Earth’s gravitational field ⓘ to test the weak equivalence principle with antimatter ⓘ |
| sponsor | CERN ⓘ |
| startDate | 2010s ⓘ |
| status |
data-taking preparation
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under development ⓘ |
| testsPrinciple |
equivalence principle
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weak equivalence principle ⓘ |
| testsTheory |
CPT symmetry
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general relativity with antimatter ⓘ |
| usesFacility |
Antiproton Decelerator
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ELENA ⓘ |
| usesModel | general relativity ⓘ |
| usesParticle |
antihydrogen
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antiproton ⓘ positron ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
antihydrogen ion production
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laser cooling ⓘ time-of-flight measurement ⓘ trapping of charged particles ⓘ ultracold antihydrogen production ⓘ |
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Subject: GBAR experiment Description of subject: The GBAR experiment is a physics research project at CERN designed to study the behavior of antihydrogen in Earth's gravitational field to test the equivalence principle with antimatter.
Referenced by (6)
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