AEgIS experiment

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The AEgIS experiment is a CERN-based research project that studies how antimatter, specifically antihydrogen, behaves under gravity to test the weak equivalence principle.

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instanceOf CERN experiment
antimatter experiment
gravitational physics experiment
particle physics experiment
physics experiment
acronym AEgIS
linked to: AEgIS experiment
aimsToMeasure gravitational acceleration of antihydrogen
aimsToTest weak equivalence principle
approvedBy CERN Research Board
basedAt Antiproton Decelerator ring at CERN
collaborationType international collaboration
country Switzerland
field antimatter physics
fundamental physics
gravitation
precision measurements
fullName Antimatter Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy
goal compare gravitational behavior of matter and antimatter
determine sign and magnitude of gravitational acceleration on antihydrogen
hasCollaborationMembersFrom Asia
Europe
North America
hostOrganization CERN
locatedAt CERN Antiproton Decelerator experimental hall
locatedIn Antiproton Decelerator facility
CERN
measures vertical deflection of antihydrogen in Earth’s gravitational field
relatedTo ALPHA experiment
ATRAP experiment
BASE experiment
GBAR experiment
startedAt 2000s
status operational
studies antihydrogen
antimatter
gravitational interaction of antimatter
tests CPT symmetry related aspects of gravity
universality of free fall
uses Moiré deflectometer
antihydrogen atoms
antiprotons
position-sensitive detectors
positrons
pulsed production of antihydrogen
usesBeamFrom Antiproton Decelerator
usesTechnique Rydberg antihydrogen states
linked to: Rydberg atoms

Stark acceleration of antihydrogen
cold antihydrogen production

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Antiproton Decelerator providesBeamTo AEgIS experiment
Antiproton Decelerator feeds AEgIS experiment
subject linked to: AD
ALPHA experiment relatedTo AEgIS experiment
ASACUSA experiment relatedTo AEgIS experiment
AEgIS experiment acronym AEgIS
linked to: AEgIS experiment
GBAR experiment relatedTo AEgIS experiment
ELENA ring connectedTo AEgIS experiment