The AEGIS detection system for gravity measurements

D. Fabris, A. S. Belov, G. Bonomi, I. Boscolo, N. Brambilla, R. S. Brusa, V. M. Byakov, L. Cabaret, C. Canali, C. Carraro, F. Castelli, S. Cialdi, D. Comparat, G. Consolati, L. Dassa, N. Djourelov, M. Doser, G. Drobychev, A. Dudarev, A. DupasquierR. Ferragut, G. Ferrari, A. Fischer, P. Folegati, A. Fontana, L. Formaro, M. Lunardon, A. Gervasini, M. G. Giammarchi, S. N. Gninenko, R. Heyne, S. D. Hogan, L. V. Jørgensen, A. Kellerbauer, D. Krasnicky, V. Lagomarsino, F. Leveraro, G. Manuzio, S. Mariazzi, V. A. Matveev, F. Merkt, S. Moretto, C. Morhard, G. Nebbia, P. Nedelec, M. K. Oberthaler, D. Perini, V. Petracek, M. Prevedelli, I. Y. Al-Qaradawi, F. Quasso, C. Riccardi, O. Rohne, S. Pesente, A. Rotondi, M. Spacek, S. Stapnes, D. Sillou, S. V. Stepanov, H. H. Stroke, G. Testera, G. Tino, D. Trezzi, A. V. Turbabin, R. Vaccarone, A. Vairo, G. Viesti, H. Walters, U. Warring, S. Zavatarelli, A. Zenoni, D. S. Zvezhinskij

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    Abstract

    The main scientific goal of the AEGIS experiment (Antimatter Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy) is the direct measurement of the Earth's gravitational acceleration g on a beam of cold antihydrogen (over(H, -)). The production of an antihydrogen beam is achieved by a charge exchange reaction between Rydberg positronium and cold antiprotons. The over(H, -) beam will be accelerated up to a velocity of a few 100 m/s and the gravitational acceleration will be obtained by measuring the small vertical deflection of the beam (a few tens μm) using a Moire' deflectometer.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)751c-753c
    JournalNuclear Physics A
    Volume834
    Issue number1-4
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 1 2010

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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