
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 …
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 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 …
ALPHA experiment at CERN observes the influence of gravity on …
Sep 27, 2023 · CERN’s Antimatter Factory is a unique facility in the world for producing and studying antimatter. Two other experiments at this facility, AEgIS and GBAR, share with …
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 …
Breakthrough in antimatter production - CERN
Nov 18, 2025 · In a paper published today in Nature Communications, researchers at the ALPHA experiment at CERN’s Antimatter Factory report a new technique that allows them to produce …
Searching for new asymmetry between matter and antimatter
Apr 11, 2024 · The weak force of the Standard Model of particle physics induces an asymmetry between matter and antimatter, known as CP violation, in particles containing quarks.
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 …
BASE breaks new ground in matter–antimatter comparisons
Jan 5, 2022 · In a paper published today in the journal Nature, the BASE collaboration at CERN reports the most precise comparison yet between protons and antiprotons, the antimatter …
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 …