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On antimatter and antigravity
Article in BBC Science Focus. NB the headline (not mine) should say Dark Energy not Dark Matter.
Posted in Astrophysics, Particle Physics, Physics, Science
Tagged Alpha, antimatter, BBC, gravity, Science Focus
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Anti-protons, Dark Matter and Helium
First post of “Postcards from the Energy Frontier” at the Cosmic Shambles Network. A new measurement at CERN tells us something about the way particles travel through interstellar space. Which in turn may help a satellite on the International Space … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophysics, Particle Physics, Physics, Science
Tagged AMS, antimatter, CERN, cosmic rays, Cosmic Shambles, dark matter, LHC, LHCb, Postcards from the Energy Frontier
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Geneva Monopoly
Just returned from a couple of weeks at CERN. Saw this in Geneva and had to buy it – you can probably tell why.
First measurement of the Lyman-alpha lines of anti-hydrogen
The ALPHA experiment (no relation) at the CERN antiproton decelerator has just published the first measurement of the Lyman-alpha lines of anti-hydrogen (a positron bound to an antiproton)¹. There is an excellent summary of the measurement here, written by Ana … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophysics, Particle Physics, Physics, Science
Tagged Alpha, Ana Lopez, antimatter, CERN, Guardian, Nature
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