The ATHENA antihydrogen apparatus

被引:76
作者
Amoretti, M
Amsler, C
Bonomi, G
Bouchta, A
Bowe, PD
Carraro, C
Charlton, M
Collier, MJT
Doser, M
Filippini, V
Fine, KS
Fontana, A
Fujiwara, MC
Funakoshi, R
Genova, P
Glauser, A
Grögler, D
Hangst, J
Hayano, RS
Higaki, H
Holzscheiter, MH
Joffrain, W
Jorgensen, LV [1 ]
Lagomarsino, V
Landua, R
Cesar, CL
Lindelöf, D
Lodi-Rizzini, E
Macri, M
Madsen, N
Manuzio, D
Manuzio, G
Marchesotti, M
Montagna, P
Pruys, H
Regenfus, C
Riedler, P
Rochet, J
Rotondi, A
Rouleau, G
Testera, G
van der Werf, DP
Variola, A
Watson, TL
Yamazaki, T
Yamazaki, Y
机构
[1] Univ Coll Swansea, Dept Phys, Swansea, W Glam, Wales
[2] Univ Genoa, Genoa, Italy
[3] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Genoa, Italy
[4] Univ Zurich, Inst Phys, Zurich, Switzerland
[5] CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
[6] Univ Aarhus, Dept Phys & Astron, Aarhus, Denmark
[7] Univ Pavia, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
[8] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
[9] Univ Tokyo, Dept Phys, Tokyo 113, Japan
[10] Univ Tokyo, Inst Phys, Tokyo 113, Japan
[11] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
[12] Univ Brescia, Brescia, Italy
[13] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Brescia, Italy
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
antihydrogen; Penning trap; cryogenic detector; positrons; antiprotons;
D O I
10.1016/j.nima.2003.09.052
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The ATHENA apparatus that recently produced and detected the first cold antihydrogen atoms is described. Its main features, which are described herein, are: an external positron accumulator, making it possible to accumulate large numbers of positrons; a separate antiproton catching trap, optimizing the catching, cooling and handling of antiprotons; a unique high resolution antihydrogen annihilation detector, allowing an clear determination that antihydrogen has been produced; an open, modular design making variations in the experimental approach possible and a "nested" Penning trap situated in a cryogenic, 3T magnetic field environment used for the mixing of the antiprotons and positrons. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:679 / 711
页数:33
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