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Detection of Trapped Antihydrogen

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Richard Hydomako

    1. , Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

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  • A landmark thesis describing the first ever trapping of antihydrogen atoms in CERN's ALPHA apparatus
  • Opens the way to crucial tests of fundamental theories
  • Nominated as an outstanding contribution by the University of Calgary

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Richard Hydomako
    Pages 1-8

  3. Theory

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    Pages 9-27

  4. The ALPHA Apparatus and Procedures

    • Richard Hydomako
    Pages 29-60

  5. The ALPHA Silicon Detector

    • Richard Hydomako
    Pages 61-88

  6. Event Reconstruction in the ALPHA Detector

    • Richard Hydomako
    Pages 89-119

  7. Rejection of Background Events

    • Richard Hydomako
    Pages 121-134

  8. The Trapping of Antihydrogen

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    Pages 135-149

  9. Future Prospects and Conclusion

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    Pages 151-155

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 157-169
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In 2010, the ALPHA collaboration achieved a first for mankind: the stable, long-term storage of atomic antimatter, a project carried out a the Antiproton Decelerator facility at CERN. A crucial element of this observation was a dedicated silicon vertexing detector used to identify and analyze antihydrogen annihilations. This thesis reports the methods used to reconstruct the annihilation location. Specifically, the methods used to identify and extrapolate charged particle tracks and estimate the originating annihilation location are outlined. Finally, the experimental results demonstrating the first-ever magnetic confinement of antihydrogen atoms are presented. These results rely heavily on the silicon detector, and as such, the role of the annihilation vertex reconstruction is emphasized.

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  • , Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    Richard Hydomako

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Dr. Richard Allan Hydomako
University of Calgary
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Canada

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