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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. [[Antiproton]]s 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 [[Spectroscopy|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 [[Anti-gravity|antigravity]] research. | |||
For more information, see [[wikipedia:Antiproton_Decelerator|Wikipedia]]. | |||
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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.