Researchers achieve world's first manipulation of antimatter by laser

[Deleted member 46223]

Just saw these articles the other day about how scientists have used a UV laser to slow down an anitmatter atom to help them take more measurements of it's qualities. Apparently required them to build a laser with a wavelength of exactly 121.6nm.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/antimatter-laser-1.5970894

Researchers achieve world's first manipulation of antimatter by laser

Researchers with the CERN-based ALPHA collaboration have announced the world's first laser-based manipulation of antimatter, leveraging a made-in-Canada laser system to cool a sample of antimatter down to near absolute zero. The achievement, detailed in an article published today and featured on...

phys.org

 

[CurtisOliver]

That is actually an impressive feat. Thanks for sharing

 

[gazer101]

Next up, using lasers to create antimatter (via the pair production mechanism)

 

[Unown (WILD)]

I hope we learn to create antimatter quickly and efficiently way before learning how to safely store it because if we could create it on the fly then their wouldn't be a need to store it which is hazardous

 

[CurtisOliver]

Would need high energy gamma photons for pair production.