Double Penning Trap System (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

Double Penning Trap System

Caption

Double Penning trap system for measuring the g-factor of the proton: the gold-plated cylindrical trap electrodes are isolated using sapphire rings. The approximately 20 centimeters tall structure is located within a superconducting magnet in an ultrahigh vacuum near absolute zero.

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photo/©: Georg Schneider

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "New proton record: Researchers measure magnetic moment with greatest possible precision", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on November 27, 2017.

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