University
of Toronto
Physics Department
Quantum Optics and Condensed Matter
MONDAY SEMINAR
University
of Toronto
MONDAY SEMINAR
| Speaker : | PROF. ERIC HESSELS
Department of Physics York University |
| Topic : | TWO STAGE RYDBERG CHARGE EXCHANGE:
AN EFFICIENT METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIHYDROGEN |
| Time : | Monday, November 1, 1999 at 12:00 p.m. |
| Place : | Room 408, Burton Tower 60 St. George Street / 255 Huron Street |
Abstract
An efficient method for producing antihydrogen is proposed. The method
involves highly-excited (Rydberg) atoms, which collide with cold, trapped
positrons and antiprotons. The resulting antihydrogen would also
be cold and could be trapped in a magnetic trap.
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