CERN experiment traps antimatter atoms for 1000 seconds
Sunday, June 5, 2011 - 19:30
in Physics & Chemistry
In a new paper, the ALPHA experiment at CERN reports that it has succeeded in trapping antimatter atoms for over 16 minutes: long enough to begin to study their properties in detail. ALPHA is part of a broad programme at CERN’s antiproton decelerator investigating the mysteries of one of nature’s most elusive substances.