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In a new experiment, an ultraviolet laser quelled the thermal jitters of antihydrogen atoms, chilling the antiatoms to just above absolute zero.
Newly made laser-cooled antimatter could test foundations of modern physics | Maria Temming | April 5, 2021 | Science NewsComparing antiatoms with normal atoms could test some fundamental symmetries of the universe.
Newly made laser-cooled antimatter could test foundations of modern physics | Maria Temming | April 5, 2021 | Science NewsTaming unruly antimatter with laser light may also allow physicists to measure the properties of antiatoms much more precisely, researchers report in the April 1 Nature.
Newly made laser-cooled antimatter could test foundations of modern physics | Maria Temming | April 5, 2021 | Science News
British Dictionary definitions for anti-atom
an atom composed of antiparticles, in which the nucleus contains antiprotons with orbiting positrons
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Scientific definitions for antiatom
[ ăn′tē-ăt′əm, ăn′tī- ]
An atom composed of antiparticles. An antiatom consists of positrons, antiprotons, and antineutrons. It has the same mass and spin as an ordinary atom, and the same amount of charge and magnetic moment, but the charge and magnetic moment are the opposite of those of an ordinary atom.
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