Open AccessOn the formation of antihydrogen beams using travelling optical lattices
Author(s) -
N. Madsen,
M. Charlton
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
new journal of physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.584
H-Index - 190
ISSN - 1367-2630
DOI - 10.1088/1367-2630/ac0b7b
Subject(s) - antihydrogen , physics , atomic physics , optical lattice , dipole , trap (plumbing) , atom (system on chip) , magnetic trap , trapping , lattice (music) , laser , nuclear physics , plasma , optics , condensed matter physics , antimatter , quantum mechanics , superfluidity , ecology , positron , meteorology , computer science , acoustics , biology , embedded system , electron
The production of beams of antihydrogen atoms using the dipole force provided by a travelling optical lattice to accelerate a sample of the anti-atoms held in a magnetic gradient atom trap is investigated. By considering current and near-future antihydrogen trapping capabilities we find that useful fluxes of the anti-atoms can be achieved with directional properties that can be manipulated using laser parameters such as pulse duration and frequency chirp rate. Applications of the beams are briefly discussed.