ATRAP experiment
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The ATRAP experiment is a particle physics project at CERN dedicated to trapping and studying antihydrogen atoms and other antimatter systems to test fundamental symmetries and the properties of antimatter.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ATRAP experiment canonical | 10 |
| ATHENA experiment | 1 |
| Antihydrogen TRAP experiment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ATRAP experiment Context triple: [Antiproton Decelerator, providesBeamTo, ATRAP experiment]
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A.
ALPHA experiment
The ALPHA experiment is a CERN-based research project that studies antihydrogen atoms to test fundamental symmetries between matter and antimatter.
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UA1 experiment
The UA1 experiment was a high-energy physics collaboration at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that became famous for providing the first experimental evidence of the W and Z bosons, key carriers of the weak nuclear force.
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C.
ATLAS
ATLAS is a major particle physics experiment and detector at the Large Hadron Collider that investigates fundamental particles and forces, including the Higgs boson.
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D.
GBAR experiment
The GBAR experiment is a physics research project at CERN designed to study the behavior of antihydrogen in Earth's gravitational field to test the equivalence principle with antimatter.
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E.
CMS experiment
The CMS experiment is a major general-purpose particle physics detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to investigate a wide range of phenomena including the Higgs boson, dark matter candidates, and physics beyond the Standard Model.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ATRAP experiment Target entity description: The ATRAP experiment is a particle physics project at CERN dedicated to trapping and studying antihydrogen atoms and other antimatter systems to test fundamental symmetries and the properties of antimatter.
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A.
ALPHA experiment
The ALPHA experiment is a CERN-based research project that studies antihydrogen atoms to test fundamental symmetries between matter and antimatter.
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B.
UA1 experiment
The UA1 experiment was a high-energy physics collaboration at CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron that became famous for providing the first experimental evidence of the W and Z bosons, key carriers of the weak nuclear force.
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C.
ATLAS
ATLAS is a major particle physics experiment and detector at the Large Hadron Collider that investigates fundamental particles and forces, including the Higgs boson.
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D.
GBAR experiment
The GBAR experiment is a physics research project at CERN designed to study the behavior of antihydrogen in Earth's gravitational field to test the equivalence principle with antimatter.
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E.
CMS experiment
The CMS experiment is a major general-purpose particle physics detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider designed to investigate a wide range of phenomena including the Higgs boson, dark matter candidates, and physics beyond the Standard Model.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
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antimatter experiment ⓘ particle physics experiment ⓘ physics research project ⓘ |
| aimsToMeasure |
antihydrogen spectral lines
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antimatter properties with high precision ⓘ |
| basedAt | Geneva ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
ALPHA experiment
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other CERN AD experiments ⓘ |
| dataSource |
antiprotons from Antiproton Decelerator
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positrons from radioactive sources or positron accumulators ⓘ |
| field |
antimatter physics
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atomic physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| focus | precision comparison of matter and antimatter ⓘ |
| goal |
compare hydrogen and antihydrogen spectra
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investigate gravitational behavior of antimatter ⓘ study properties of antihydrogen ⓘ test CPT symmetry with antimatter ⓘ trap antihydrogen atoms ⓘ |
| hostOrganization | CERN ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antiproton Decelerator
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CERN ⓘ |
| motivation |
search for deviations from Standard Model predictions
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understand matter–antimatter asymmetry in the universe ⓘ |
| produces | cold antihydrogen ⓘ |
| researchArea |
CPT symmetry tests
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antihydrogen ⓘ antimatter trapping ⓘ antiprotons ⓘ fundamental symmetries ⓘ matter–antimatter comparison ⓘ positrons ⓘ precision spectroscopy ⓘ |
| studies |
antihydrogen atoms
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antiproton charge-to-mass ratio ⓘ antiproton–positron systems ⓘ magnetic moment of antiprotons ⓘ |
| tests |
CPT invariance
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Standard Model symmetries ⓘ |
| uses |
Penning trap
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cryogenic techniques ⓘ laser spectroscopy ⓘ magnetic traps ⓘ |
| usesFacility |
CERN Antiproton Decelerator
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linked to:
Antiproton Decelerator
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Instruction
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Subject: ATRAP experiment Description of subject: The ATRAP experiment is a particle physics project at CERN dedicated to trapping and studying antihydrogen atoms and other antimatter systems to test fundamental symmetries and the properties of antimatter.
Referenced by (12)
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linked to: ATRAP experiment