Sympathetic cooling gives antihydrogen experiment a boost

Physics World 2026

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Authors: Hamish Johnston
DOI: 10.1088/2058-7058/39/01/09
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Abstract

Physicists working on the Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus (ALPHA) experiment at CERN have trapped and accumulated 15,000 antihydrogen atoms in less than seven hours – more than 20 times the previous record.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Atomic and Molecular Physics Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research

Publication details

Journal / source
Physics World
Volume
39
Issue
1
Pages
11i–11i
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN