
Antimatter - CERN
science physics antimatter Antimatter Antimatter Paul Dirac (Image: Wikimedia) In 1928, British physicist Paul Dirac wrote down an equation that combined quantum theory and special …
The matter-antimatter asymmetry problem - CERN
The matter-antimatter asymmetry problem The Big Bang should have created equal amounts of matter and antimatter. So why is there far more matter than antimatter in the universe? The …
Storing antihydrogen - CERN
And because antimatter annihilates in a flash of energy when it interacts with regular matter, storing it presents a challenge. Creating Antihydrogen The antimatter counterpart to the …
The Antiproton Decelerator - CERN
The Antiproton Decelerator (AD) is a unique machine that produces low-energy antiprotons for studies of antimatter, and “creates” antiatoms. A proton beam coming from the PS (Proton …
A quantum leap for antimatter measurements - CERN
Jul 23, 2025 · In a breakthrough for antimatter research, the BASE collaboration at CERN has kept an antiproton – the antimatter counterpart of a proton – oscillating smoothly between two …
ALPHA experiment at CERN observes the influence of gravity on …
Sep 27, 2023 · Isaac Newton's historic work on gravity was apparently inspired by watching an apple fall to the ground from a tree. But what about an “anti-apple” made of antimatter, would it …
A new piece in the matter–antimatter puzzle - CERN
Mar 21, 2025 · Update 16 July 2025 The paper ‘Observation of charge-parity symmetry breaking in baryon decays’ originally released on 21 March 2025 has been published today in the …
Probing dark matter using antimatter - CERN
Nov 13, 2019 · Dark matter and the imbalance between matter and antimatter are two of the biggest mysteries of the universe. Astronomical observations tell us that dark matter makes up …
L’antimatière - CERN
physics antimatter L’antimatière L’antimatière Paul Dirac, qui a prédit l'existence des antiparticules (Image : Fondation Nobel) En 1928, le physicien britannique Paul Dirac formulait …
ALICE finds first ever evidence of the antimatter partner of ...
Dec 9, 2024 · The result has a significance of 3.5 standard deviations and also represents the first evidence of the heaviest antimatter hypernucleus yet at the LHC. The ALICE measurement is …