Antiproton Decelerator
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The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
Aliases (9)
- Low Energy Antiproton Ring ×4
- CERN Antiproton Decelerator ×3
- CERN Antiproton Decelerator program ×2
- Antiproton Decelerator (historically via previous antiproton complex) ×1
- Antiproton Decelerator at CERN ×1
- Antiproton Decelerator facility ×1
- Antiproton Decelerator ring at CERN ×1
- Atomic Spectroscopy And Collisions Using Slow Antiprotons ×1
- CERN Antiproton Decelerator experimental hall ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN accelerator
→
antiproton decelerator ring → particle physics facility → |
| abbreviation | AD → |
| beamEnergyRange | from 3.5 GeV/c to about 100 MeV/c → |
| beamType | antiproton beam → |
| circumference | about 182 meters → |
| commissionedBy |
CERN Beams Department
→
surface form: "CERN Accelerator and Technology Sector"
|
| country | Switzerland → |
| enables |
high-precision measurements of antiproton properties
→
measurements of gravitational interaction of antimatter → precision spectroscopy of antihydrogen → precision tests of CPT symmetry → |
| energyStage |
100 MeV/c extraction momentum
→
2 GeV/c → 3.5 GeV/c injection momentum → 300 MeV/c → |
| field |
antimatter physics
→
particle physics → |
| finalKineticEnergy | about 5.3 MeV → |
| hasUpgrade | ELENA ring → |
| inaugurationYear | 1999 → |
| inputBeamSource | Proton Synchrotron → |
| locatedIn |
CERN
→
Meyrin → Switzerland → |
| notableFor |
central role in modern antimatter research
→
providing world-unique low-energy antiproton beams → |
| operator | CERN → |
| partOf | CERN accelerator complex → |
| process |
collects and decelerates antiprotons in stages
→
receives high-energy protons to produce antiprotons → |
| providesBeamTo |
AEgIS experiment
→
ALPHA experiment → ASACUSA experiment → ATRAP experiment → BASE experiment → GBAR experiment → PUMA experiment → |
| purpose |
provide low-energy antiprotons for antimatter experiments
→
slow antiprotons to low energies → |
| replaced |
Antiproton Decelerator
→
surface form: "Low Energy Antiproton Ring"
|
| shape | circular synchrotron ring → |
| sitedAt | CERN Prevessin–Meyrin site → |
| status | operational → |
| upgradePurpose | further decelerate antiprotons below 5 MeV → |
| uses |
electron cooling
→
stochastic cooling → |
Referenced by (25)
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this entity surface form: "Antiproton Decelerator ring at CERN"
this entity surface form: "Antiproton Decelerator (historically via previous antiproton complex)"
this entity surface form: "Atomic Spectroscopy And Collisions Using Slow Antiprotons"
this entity surface form: "CERN Antiproton Decelerator experimental hall"
this entity surface form: "Antiproton Decelerator at CERN"
this entity surface form: "Antiproton Decelerator facility"
this entity surface form: "CERN Antiproton Decelerator program"
this entity surface form: "CERN Antiproton Decelerator program"
this entity surface form: "Low Energy Antiproton Ring"
this entity surface form: "Low Energy Antiproton Ring"
subject surface form: "Antiproton Decelerator"
this entity surface form: "Low Energy Antiproton Ring"
this entity surface form: "CERN Antiproton Decelerator"
this entity surface form: "CERN Antiproton Decelerator"
this entity surface form: "CERN Antiproton Decelerator"