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Antimatter Plasmas in a Multipole Trap for Antihydrogen
Niels Madsen 
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G Andresen,
W Bertsche,
A Boston,
P Bowe,
C Cesar,
S Chapman,
M Charlton,
M Chartier,
A Deutsch,
J Fajans,
M Fujiwara,
R Funakoshi,
D Gill,
K Gomberoff,
J Hangst,
R Hayano,
R Hydomako,
M Jenkins,
L Jørgensen,
L Kurchaninov,
N Madsen,
P Nolan,
K Olchanski,
A Olin,
A Povilus,
F Robicheaux,
E Sarid,
D Silveira,
J Storey,
H Telle,
R Thompson,
D. van der Werf,
J Wurtele,
Y Yamazaki,
Dirk van der Werf
,
G Andresen,
W Bertsche,
A Boston,
P Bowe,
C Cesar,
S Chapman,
M Charlton,
M Chartier,
A Deutsch,
J Fajans,
M Fujiwara,
R Funakoshi,
D Gill,
K Gomberoff,
J Hangst,
R Hayano,
R Hydomako,
M Jenkins,
L Jørgensen,
L Kurchaninov,
N Madsen,
P Nolan,
K Olchanski,
A Olin,
A Povilus,
F Robicheaux,
E Sarid,
D Silveira,
J Storey,
H Telle,
R Thompson,
D. van der Werf,
J Wurtele,
Y Yamazaki,
Dirk van der Werf
Physical Review Letters, Volume: 98, Issue: 2
Swansea University Authors:
Niels Madsen , Dirk van der Werf
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DOI (Published version): 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.023402
Abstract
We have demonstrated storage of plasmas of the charged constituents of the antihydrogen atom, antiprotons and positrons, in a Penning trap surrounded by a minimum-B magnetic trap designed for holding neutral antiatoms. The neutral trap comprises a superconducting octupole and two superconducting, so...
| Published in: | Physical Review Letters |
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| ISSN: | 0031-9007 1079-7114 |
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2007
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1558 |
| Abstract: |
We have demonstrated storage of plasmas of the charged constituents of the antihydrogen atom, antiprotons and positrons, in a Penning trap surrounded by a minimum-B magnetic trap designed for holding neutral antiatoms. The neutral trap comprises a superconducting octupole and two superconducting, solenoidal mirror coils. We have measured the storage lifetimes of antiproton and positron plasmas in the combined Penning-neutral trap, and compared these to lifetimes without the neutral trap fields. The magnetic well depth was 0.6 T, deep enough to trap ground state antihydrogen atoms of up to about 0.4 K in temperature. We have demonstrated that both particle species can be stored for times long enough to permit antihydrogen production and trapping studies. |
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This paper demonstrated that it is possible to store antiparticle plasmas in a Penning trap surrounded by a minimum-B magnetic trap (to capture the neutral antiatoms) and is a crucial milestone towards antihydrogen trapping. Van der Werf played a leading role in the construction and operation of the magnet system. |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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2 |