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G Gabrielse1, W S Kolthammer, R McConnell
1Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA. gabrielse@physics.harvard.edu
Abstract:
Centrifugal separation of antiprotons and electrons is observed, the first such demonstration with particles that cannot be laser cooled or optically imaged. The spatial separation takes place during the electron cooling of trapped antiprotons, the only method available to produce cryogenic antiprotons for precision tests of fundamental symmetries and for cold antihydrogen studies. The centrifugal separation suggests a new approach for isolating low energy antiprotons and for producing a controlled mixture of antiprotons and electrons.
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