
Antimatter - CERN
science physics antimatter Antimatter Antimatter Paul Dirac (Image: Wikimedia) In 1928, British physicist Paul Dirac wrote down an equation that combined quantum theory and special …
The matter-antimatter asymmetry problem - CERN
The matter-antimatter asymmetry problem The Big Bang should have created equal amounts of matter and antimatter. So why is there far more matter than antimatter in the universe? The …
Storing antihydrogen - CERN
And because antimatter annihilates in a flash of energy when it interacts with regular matter, storing it presents a challenge. Creating Antihydrogen The antimatter counterpart to the …
ALPHA experiment at CERN observes the influence of gravity on …
Sep 27, 2023 · CERN’s Antimatter Factory is a unique facility in the world for producing and studying antimatter. Two other experiments at this facility, AEgIS and GBAR, share with …
L’antimatière - CERN
physics antimatter L’antimatière L’antimatière Paul Dirac, qui a prédit l'existence des antiparticules (Image : Fondation Nobel) En 1928, le physicien britannique Paul Dirac formulait …
The Antiproton Decelerator - CERN
The Antiproton Decelerator (AD) is a unique machine that produces low-energy antiprotons for studies of antimatter, and “creates” antiatoms. A proton beam coming from the PS (Proton …
A new piece in the matter–antimatter puzzle - CERN
Mar 21, 2025 · Update 16 July 2025 The paper ‘Observation of charge-parity symmetry breaking in baryon decays’ originally released on 21 March 2025 has been published today in the …
Probing dark matter using antimatter - CERN
Nov 13, 2019 · Dark matter and the imbalance between matter and antimatter are two of the biggest mysteries of the universe. Astronomical observations tell us that dark matter makes up …
BASE experiment takes a big step towards portable antimatter
Oct 25, 2024 · Antimatter might sound like something out of science fiction, but at the CERN Antiproton Decelerator (AD), scientists produce and trap antiprotons every day. The BASE …
ALICE finds first ever evidence of the antimatter partner of ...
Dec 9, 2024 · The result has a significance of 3.5 standard deviations and also represents the first evidence of the heaviest antimatter hypernucleus yet at the LHC. The ALICE measurement is …