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Antihydrogen synthesis by the reaction of antiprotons with excited state positronium atoms

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Aspects of the possible reactions of trapped antiprotons with excited state positronium atoms to form antihydrogen are discussed. Conditions are identified whereby the antihydrogen produced may be suitable for capture in a neutral trap. A discussion is given of possible use of antihydrogen to test the quantization of electric charge involving precision comparisons of hydrogen and antihydrogen (Rydberg constants), and proton and antiproton cyclotron frequencies.

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  1. Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark

    B. I. Deutch, P. Hvelplund, L. V. Jørgensen, H. Knudsen & M. R. Poulsen

  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, UK

    M. Charlton, G. Laricchia & J. P. Merrison

  3. Los Alamos National Laboratory, 87545, Los Alamos, NM, USA

    M. H. Holzscheiter

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Deutch, B.I., Charlton, M., Holzscheiter, M.H. et al. Antihydrogen synthesis by the reaction of antiprotons with excited state positronium atoms. Hyperfine Interact 76, 151–161 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02316714

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