The AEgIS Experiment: Measuring the Gravitational Interaction of Antimatter

A. Knecht; S. Aghion; O. Ahlén; C. Amsler; A. Ariga; T. Ariga; A. S. Belov; G. Bonomi; P. Bräunig; J. Bremer; R. S. Brusa; L. Cabaret; C. Canali; R. Caravita; F. Castelli; G. Cerchiari; S. Cialdi; D. Comparat; G. Consolati; J. H. Derking; S. Di Domizio; L. Di Noto; M. Doser; A. Dudarev; A. Ereditato; R. Ferragut; A. Fontana; P. Genova; M. Giammarchi; A. Gligorova; S. N. Gninenko; S. Haider; S. D. Hogan; T. Huse; E. Jordan; L. V. Jørgensen; T. Kaltenbacher; J. Kawada; A. Kellerbauer; M. Kimura; D. Krasnický; V. Lagomarsino; S. Lehner; C. Malbrunot; S. Mariazzi; V. A. Matveev; F. Merkt; F. Moia; G. Nebbia; P. Nédélec; M. K. Oberthaler; N. Pacifico; V. Petráček; C. Pistillo; F. Prelz; M. Prevedelli; C. Regenfus; C. Riccardi; O. Røhne; A. Rotondi; H. Sandaker; P. Scampoli; J. Storey; M. A. Subieta Vasquez; M. Špaček; G. Testera; D. Trezzi; R. Vaccarone; E. Widmann; S. Zavatarelli; J. Zmeskal

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The AEgIS Experiment: Measuring the Gravitational Interaction of Antimatter

A. Knecht, S. Aghion, O. Ahlén, C. Amsler, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, A. S. Belov, G. Bonomi, P. Bräunig, J. Bremer, R. S. Brusa, L. Cabaret, C. Canali, R. Caravita, F. Castelli, G. Cerchiari, S. Cialdi, D. Comparat, G. Consolati, J. H. DerkingS. Di Domizio, L. Di Noto, M. Doser, A. Dudarev, A. Ereditato, R. Ferragut, A. Fontana, P. Genova, M. Giammarchi, A. Gligorova, S. N. Gninenko, S. Haider, S. D. Hogan, T. Huse, E. Jordan, L. V. Jørgensen, T. Kaltenbacher, J. Kawada, A. Kellerbauer, M. Kimura, D. Krasnický, V. Lagomarsino, S. Lehner, C. Malbrunot, S. Mariazzi, V. A. Matveev, F. Merkt, F. Moia, G. Nebbia, P. Nédélec, M. K. Oberthaler, N. Pacifico, V. Petráček, C. Pistillo, F. Prelz, M. Prevedelli, C. Regenfus, C. Riccardi, O. Røhne, A. Rotondi, H. Sandaker, P. Scampoli, J. Storey, M. A. Subieta Vasquez, M. Špaček, G. Testera, D. Trezzi, R. Vaccarone, E. Widmann, S. Zavatarelli, J. Zmeskal

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The AEgIS experiment aims at performing the first test of the Weak Equivalence Principle of General Relativity in the antimatter sector by measuring the gravitational acceleration acting on a beam of cold antihydrogen to a precision of 1%. The installation of the apparatus is making good progress and large parts were taken into operation. Parasitic detector tests during the beamtime in December 2012 gave essential input for an optimal moiré deflectometer and the detector layout necessary to perform the gravity measurement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	121-131
Number of pages	11
Journal	Hyperfine Interactions
Volume	228
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-014-1057-0
Publication status	Published - Oct 14 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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Knecht, A., Aghion, S., Ahlén, O., Amsler, C., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Belov, A. S., Bonomi, G., Bräunig, P., Bremer, J., Brusa, R. S., Cabaret, L., Canali, C., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Cialdi, S., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., ... Zmeskal, J. (2014). The AEgIS Experiment: Measuring the Gravitational Interaction of Antimatter. Hyperfine Interactions, 228(1-3), 121-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-014-1057-0

Knecht, A, Aghion, S, Ahlén, O, Amsler, C, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Belov, AS, Bonomi, G, Bräunig, P, Bremer, J, Brusa, RS, Cabaret, L, Canali, C, Caravita, R, Castelli, F, Cerchiari, G, Cialdi, S, Comparat, D, Consolati, G, Derking, JH, Domizio, SD, Noto, LD, Doser, M, Dudarev, A, Ereditato, A, Ferragut, R, Fontana, A, Genova, P, Giammarchi, M, Gligorova, A, Gninenko, SN, Haider, S, Hogan, SD, Huse, T, Jordan, E, Jørgensen, LV, Kaltenbacher, T, Kawada, J, Kellerbauer, A, Kimura, M, Krasnický, D, Lagomarsino, V, Lehner, S, Malbrunot, C, Mariazzi, S, Matveev, VA, Merkt, F, Moia, F, Nebbia, G, Nédélec, P, Oberthaler, MK, Pacifico, N, Petráček, V, Pistillo, C, Prelz, F, Prevedelli, M, Regenfus, C, Riccardi, C, Røhne, O, Rotondi, A, Sandaker, H, Scampoli, P, Storey, J, Subieta Vasquez, MA, Špaček, M, Testera, G, Trezzi, D, Vaccarone, R, Widmann, E, Zavatarelli, S & Zmeskal, J 2014, 'The AEgIS Experiment: Measuring the Gravitational Interaction of Antimatter', Hyperfine Interactions, vol. 228, no. 1-3, pp. 121-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-014-1057-0

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