Category: Component Of Alpha
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Time Projection Chamber (TPC)
Time Projection Chamber (TPC) The particle tracking detector for the ALPHA-g experiment. A unique radial TPC that will be used in a measurement of the effect of gravity on antihydrogen.
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Silicon Vertex Detector (SVD)
Silicon Vertex Detector (SVD) The particle tracking detector that allows us to see antihydrogen annihilations inside ALPHA2.
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Detectors
Detectors ALPHA has two detector systems that can reconstruct the origin point of an antiproton annihilation. The two detectors have differing technologies. The Silicon Vertex Detector (SVD) is dedicated to the ALPHA 2 experiment, and the Time Projection Chamber (TPC) is dedicated to the ALPHA-g experiment. Both detectors are custom made and unique to ALPHA.
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Atom Trap
Atom Trap With a combination of magnets, we can hold antihydrogen in our apparatus without touching it
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Penning Trap
Penning Trap The charged particle trap, capable of holding electrons, positrons and antiprotons in a vacuum.
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Traps
Traps In order to study antimatter, we need to hold it without touching it with matter. We have various traps to hold the various ingredients needed for making antihydrogen in a vacuum.
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Beamline
Beamline The interconnecting system used to transport antimatter between ALPHA 2 and ALPHA-g.
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Atom Trap
Atom Trap The atom trap, or also called magnetic trap, traps and holds the antihydrogen atoms.