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A magnetic trap for antihydrogen confinement
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume: 566, Issue: 2, Pages: 746 - 756
Swansea University Author: Dirk van der Werf
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.nima.2006.07.012
Abstract
The goal of the ALPHA collaboration at CERN is to test CPT conservation by comparing the 1S–2S transitions of hydrogen and antihydrogen. To reach the ultimate accuracy of 1 part in 1018, the (anti)atoms must be trapped. Using current technology, only magnetic minimum traps can confine (anti)hydrogen...
Published in: | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
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ISSN: | 0168-9002 |
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2006
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URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1557 |
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The goal of the ALPHA collaboration at CERN is to test CPT conservation by comparing the 1S–2S transitions of hydrogen and antihydrogen. To reach the ultimate accuracy of 1 part in 1018, the (anti)atoms must be trapped. Using current technology, only magnetic minimum traps can confine (anti)hydrogen. In this paper, the design of the ALPHA antihydrogen trap and the results of measurements on a prototype system will be presented. The trap depth of the final system will be 1.16 T, corresponding to a temperature of 0.78K for ground state antihydrogen. |
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This paper describes the design of the superconducting magnet system, comprising an octupole, two mirror coils and a solenoid to be used in the ALPHA experiment and reports on the testing of a prototype magnet system. Van der Werf played the leading role in the design and prepared the manuscript. |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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2 |
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746 |
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756 |