AEGIS (particle physics)
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AEGIS (Antimatter Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy), is a proposed experiment to be set up at the Antiproton Decelerator at CERN.
It would attempt to determine if gravity affects antimatter in the same way it affects matter by testing its effect on an antihydrogen beam. By sending a stream of antihydrogen through a series of diffraction gratings, the pattern of light and dark patterns would allegedly enable the position of the beam to be pinpointed with up to 1% accuracy.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Courtland, Rachel (2008-06-12). "Would an antimatter apple fall up?". New Scientist. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
External links
- "Project web page" (PDF).
- Doser, Michael (June 2007). "Outline" (PDF). CERN. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- Gache, Gabriel (2008-06-12). "How Would Antimatter Interact with Gravity?". Softpedia. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- "Formation of a cold antihydrogen beam in AEGIS for gravity measurements" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-10-27.
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