| Preprint | |
| Report number | arXiv:2208.07050 |
| Title | AEgIS: Status and Prospects |
| Author(s) | Caravita, Ruggero (TIFPA-INFN, Trento) |
| Collaboration | AEgIS Collaboration |
| Imprint | 2022-08-15 |
| Number of pages | 4 p, 4 |
| Note | Proceedings of the 2022 Moriond Gravitation conference |
| Presented at | 56th Rencontres de Moriond on Gravitation, La Thuile, Italy, 30 Jan - 6 Feb 2022 |
| Subject category | physics.ins-det ; Detectors and Experimental Techniques ; hep-ex ; Particle Physics - Experiment |
| Accelerator/Facility, Experiment | CERN AEgIS |
| Abstract | The progresses of the AEgIS collaboration on its way towards directly measuring the gravitational free-fall of neutral antimatter atoms are reviewed. The experiment recently developed the first pulsed cold antihydrogen source and entered in its second phase, aiming at the first proof-of-concept gravitational measurement. Several major upgrades were deployed, including an upgraded antihydrogen production scheme and a fully-redesigned antiproton trap. AEgIS re-started its operation on the new CERN ELENA decelerator in late 2021, capturing its first antiprotons and commissioning its new antiproton energy degrading system and hardware/software control systems. |
| Other source | Inspire |
| Copyright/License | preprint: (License: arXiv nonexclusive-distrib 1.0) |
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