ATRAP experiment
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The ATRAP experiment is a particle physics project at CERN dedicated to trapping and studying antihydrogen atoms and other antimatter systems to test fundamental symmetries and the properties of antimatter.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| ATHENA experiment | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
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antimatter experiment ⓘ particle physics experiment ⓘ physics research project ⓘ |
| aimsToMeasure |
antihydrogen spectral lines
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antimatter properties with high precision ⓘ |
| basedAt | Geneva ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
ALPHA experiment
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other CERN AD experiments ⓘ |
| dataSource |
antiprotons from Antiproton Decelerator
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positrons from radioactive sources or positron accumulators ⓘ |
| field |
antimatter physics
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atomic physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| focus | precision comparison of matter and antimatter ⓘ |
| goal |
compare hydrogen and antihydrogen spectra
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investigate gravitational behavior of antimatter ⓘ study properties of antihydrogen ⓘ test CPT symmetry with antimatter ⓘ trap antihydrogen atoms ⓘ |
| hostOrganization | CERN ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antiproton Decelerator
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CERN ⓘ |
| motivation |
search for deviations from Standard Model predictions
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understand matter–antimatter asymmetry in the universe ⓘ |
| produces | cold antihydrogen ⓘ |
| researchArea |
CPT symmetry tests
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antihydrogen ⓘ antimatter trapping ⓘ antiprotons ⓘ fundamental symmetries ⓘ matter–antimatter comparison ⓘ positrons ⓘ precision spectroscopy ⓘ |
| studies |
antihydrogen atoms
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antiproton charge-to-mass ratio ⓘ antiproton–positron systems ⓘ magnetic moment of antiprotons ⓘ |
| tests |
CPT invariance
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Standard Model symmetries ⓘ |
| uses |
Penning trap
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cryogenic techniques ⓘ laser spectroscopy ⓘ magnetic traps ⓘ |
| usesFacility |
Antiproton Decelerator
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surface form:
CERN Antiproton Decelerator
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this entity surface form:
ATHENA experiment