Laser cooling effect on an antihydrogen atom (IMAGE)

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Laser cooling effect on an antihydrogen atom

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An artistic illustration of the movement of an antihydrogen atom in the ALPHA magnetic trap, before (grey) and after (blue) laser cooling. The images show various lengths of the antihydrogen's track.

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Chukman So/TRIUMF

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