ALPHA
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ALPHA is a CERN-based experimental collaboration that studies the properties of antihydrogen to test fundamental symmetries in physics.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
ⓘ
antihydrogen experiment ⓘ particle physics experiment ⓘ scientific collaboration ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
compare hydrogen and antihydrogen properties
ⓘ
test CPT symmetry ⓘ test fundamental symmetries of nature ⓘ |
| basedAt | CERN Antiproton Decelerator hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborationMembers |
research institutes
ⓘ
universities ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor | precision tests of fundamental physics ⓘ |
| field |
antimatter physics
ⓘ
fundamental symmetries ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | CERN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
CERN
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Meyrin, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
measure antihydrogen spectral lines
ⓘ
produce cold antihydrogen atoms ⓘ test matter–antimatter symmetry ⓘ trap antihydrogen atoms for long durations ⓘ |
| produces | scientific publications on antihydrogen ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
AEgIS
NERFINISHED
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ATRAP NERFINISHED ⓘ BASE experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ GBAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
gravitational behavior of antihydrogen
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magnetic trapping of antihydrogen ⓘ spectroscopy of antihydrogen ⓘ |
| studies | antihydrogen ⓘ |
| studiesPropertyOfAntihydrogen |
1S–2S transition
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hyperfine structure ⓘ magnetic moment ⓘ response to gravity ⓘ |
| testsPrinciple |
CPT invariance
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equivalence principle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testsTheory | Standard Model of particle physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
Penning traps
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antiprotons ⓘ magnetic traps ⓘ positrons ⓘ |
| usesFacility | Antiproton Decelerator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
cryogenic technology
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laser spectroscopy ⓘ microwave spectroscopy ⓘ |
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