
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 relativity to describe …
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 Big Bang …
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 simplest atom, …
antimatter - CERN
Jul 23, 2025 · antimatter Several experiments at CERN study the properties of antimatter – material composed of antiparticles which have the same mass as matter particles but opposite charge.
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 une équation …
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 most of 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 ALPHA the goal of …
An antimatter beam open for booking - CERN
Jun 5, 2025 · CERN’s antimatter factory produces low-energy (i.e. 'slow') antiprotons in order to “manufacture” and study antimatter. To achieve this, two decelerators, the Antiproton Decelerator …
A new piece in the matter–antimatter puzzle - CERN
Mar 21, 2025 · Update 16 July 2025 The paper ‘Observation of charge-parity symmetry breaking in baryon decays’ originally released on 21 March 2025 has been published today in the journal Nature. …
What happened to antimatter? - CERN
May 13, 2013 · What happened to antimatter? Where is the missing antimatter? CERN scientist Rolf Landua teams up with TED-Ed animators to explain the disparity that allows us to exist