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The '''Antiproton Decelerator''' ('''AD''') is a | The '''Antiproton Decelerator''' ('''AD''') is a storage ring at the [[CERN]] laboratory near Geneva.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://home.cern/about/accelerators/antiproton-decelerator|title=The Antiproton Decelerator – CERN|access-date=21 December 2016}}</ref> It was built from the [[Antiproton Collector]] (AC) to be a successor to the [[Low Energy Antiproton Ring]] (LEAR) and started operation in the year 2000. Antiprotons are created by impinging a proton beam from the [[Proton Synchrotron]] on an iridium target. The AD decelerates the resultant antiprotons to an energy of 5.3 MeV, which are then ejected to one of several connected experiments. | ||
The major goals of experiments at AD are to | The major goals of experiments at AD are to spectroscopically observe the antihydrogen and to study the effects of gravity on antimatter. Though each experiment at AD has varied aims ranging from testing antimatter for cancer therapy to CPT symmetry and antigravity research. | ||
For more information, see [[wikipedia: | For more information, see [[wikipedia:Antiproton Decelerator|Wikipedia]]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:CERN particle accelerators]] | ||
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The Antiproton Decelerator (AD) is a storage ring at the CERN laboratory near Geneva.[1] It was built from the Antiproton Collector (AC) to be a successor to the Low Energy Antiproton Ring (LEAR) and started operation in the year 2000. Antiprotons are created by impinging a proton beam from the Proton Synchrotron on an iridium target. The AD decelerates the resultant antiprotons to an energy of 5.3 MeV, which are then ejected to one of several connected experiments.
The major goals of experiments at AD are to spectroscopically observe the antihydrogen and to study the effects of gravity on antimatter. Though each experiment at AD has varied aims ranging from testing antimatter for cancer therapy to CPT symmetry and antigravity research.
For more information, see Wikipedia.
References
- ↑ "The Antiproton Decelerator – CERN". Retrieved 21 December 2016.