Apparatus to Explore the Gravitational Interactions of antiatomS: the R&D programme CERN G. Bonomi (now at Brescia University), M. Doser, R. Landua, A. Kellerbauer ZURICH University C. Amsler,I. Johnson,H. Pruys,C. Regenfus INFN and University, GENOA (Italy) M. Amoretti,C.Carraro,S. Farinon,V. Lagomarsino,G. Manuzio,G. Testera,S. Zavatarelli INFN, LENS lab. and Phys. Dep. FLORENCE (Italy) G. Ferrari, G. Tino INFN and University BOLOGNA (Italy) M. Prevedelli University of TRENTO (Italy) L. Ricci lars sept 2004 G. Testera on behalf of the A
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A pparatus to E xplore the G ravitational I nteractions of antiatom S : the R&D programme
A pparatus to E xplore the G ravitational I nteractions of antiatom S : the R&D programme. CERN G. Bonomi (now at Brescia University), M. Doser, R. Landua, A. Kellerbauer. ZURICH University C. Amsler,I. Johnson,H. Pruys,C. Regenfus. INFN and University, GENOA (Italy) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Apparatus to Explore the Gravitational Interactions of antiatomS: the R&D programme
CERN
G. Bonomi (now at Brescia University), M. Doser, R. Landua, A. Kellerbauer
ZURICH University
C. Amsler,I. Johnson,H. Pruys,C. Regenfus
INFN and University, GENOA (Italy)
M. Amoretti,C.Carraro,S. Farinon,V. Lagomarsino,G. Manuzio,G. Testera,S. Zavatarelli
INFN, LENS lab. and Phys. Dep. FLORENCE (Italy)
G. Ferrari, G. Tino
INFN and University BOLOGNA (Italy)
M. Prevedelli
University of TRENTO (Italy)
L. Ricci
SPSC meeting, Villars sept 2004 G. Testera on behalf of the AEGIS group
Toward fundamental physics with cold antihydrogen
1) Cold antihydrogen production
2) Trapping and cooling
3) High precision comparison of H an AntiHydrogen
2002: ATHENA AND ATRAP:
CPT, gravity
1997: ATHENA and ATRAP approved
R&D is needed
Fundamental physics with cold antihydrogen : Weak Equivalence Principle
HH
•No direct measurements on gravity effects on antimatter
•“Low” precision measurement will be the first one
•Sensitivity of the experiments should aim to reach the values set by the indirect limits
10-18
10-16
WEP tests on matter system
10-14
10-12
10-10
10-4
10-6
10-8
10-2
1700 19001800 2000
WEP and antimatter: indirect limits
Virtual pairs e+ e- contribute to the mass
WEP violation for positrons originates a Z dependent effect
( ) )338.0/log(1373
4)1(
2
2+⎟
⎠
⎞⎜⎝
⎛−=− + nuc
eegi mcRh
Zmmm
πα
610)1( −+ <−eα M. Nieto et al Phys. Rep. 205 (5) 221
(1991) M. Charlton et al Phys. Rep 241 65 (1994) R. Hughes Hyp Int. 76 3 (1996)
?
e-e+
gαe+g
L.I. Schiff PRL 1 254 (1958), Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. 45 (1959) 69
⎟⎠
⎞⎜⎝
⎛ +→2
1c
UωωWEP: frequency shift
in presence of gravitational field U 2)1(3c
U
clock
anticlockclock −=− αω
ωω
1818 105.210500
0
00 −− <−⇒<−
KKKK
Km
mmαα
•CPT validity
•U/c2=3 10-5 (supercluster)
•U 0 at infinit
+ input from quark model ... 81021 −<−pαR. Hughes et al,J. Mod Opt. 39 263 (1992)
T.E.O. Ericson and A. Richter, Europhysics Letter 11 (1990) 295
= 1.5 10-14 Cold beam PRL84 5496 (2000) M. Niering et al = 10-12 Trapped H PRL 77 255 (1996) C. Cesar et al
mKE 100≈
KE μ100≈
Achieved results on Hydrogen
Gravity measurements and spectroscopy
1115
21
2121 10)1(10 −−
−
−− ≅−⇒≅−
HHSS
HSS
HSS α
ωωω
615
21
2121 10)1(10 −−
−
−− ≈−⇒≈
−HH
SS
HSS
HSS αω
ωω
2c
U=ωWEP Null red shift experiment” : CPT independent
Direct measurements : time of flight, beam deflection…. atom interferometry : 10-4 …10-6 ..10-9 ..10-?
WEP and antihydrogen
…accepting all the previous hypothesis (gravitational shift of clock and anticlock frequency)
2)1(3c
U
clock
anticlockclock −=− αω
ωω
Not assumption free….
g measurement using Atom Interferometry
Matter wave interference:
•Material grating
•Light
•Light and change of internal state population
29103 Tg
g∝=
−
MAGIA experiment
(Florence group)
-Split and recombination of cold atomic beams -Interference pattern (vs time or vs space) -Phase shift due to gravity
Very cold Cs atoms μK!!!!!
A. Peters et al, Nature 400 (1999) 849
Some antihydrogen results
Accumulation and cooling of pbars and positrons: 104 cold pbars, 7 107 e+Non destructive plasma parameter measurements: n, r, LMixing in a nested trap for tens of sec: about 20% of pbars recombineBackground : plasma heating, controlled increase of TReconstruction of Hbar vertex: radial analysis, opening angleSeveral mixing schemes: optimization of pbars useHbar production rate vs mixing time: initial rate 300-400 HzHbar spatial distribution: isotropic
Cold Mix data
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
-50
-100
-75
-125
Length (cm)
antiprotons Trigger rate
ATHENA: mixing in the nested trap typical vertex distribution trigger rate vs time
Preliminary, uniform radial pbar distribution …?
Pbar production: positron temperature dependance
Radiative recombination
T-1/2, ne+
Low n states
3body
T-9/2, (ne+)2
High n states
Pbar production: positron density dependance
z
r
ATRAP plasma shape
ATHENA plasma shape
Extended, dense e+ plasma more deeply bound states
A fraction of low energy trappable antiatoms should be produced
Simulations based on 3body only
Energy of the antihydrogen ?
Cooling – thermalization- recombination- energy due to the plasma rotation…
Antihydrogen
trapping Antihydrogen production
cooling, manipulation
High precision physics
The AEGIS group is working on an extensive R&D programme using e-,p,(ions)
•Antihydrogen trapping: field configurations able to trap Hbar and charged plasma
•Antihydrogen positive ion production: test experiment with H and e-
• Development of Lyman alpha laser with sufficient power for antihydrogen cooling
•Cold antihydrogen manipulation
• g measurement using an atom interferometer coupled to a silicon detector (see C. Regenfus talk)
•High precision g measurement
Preparation of a proposal for a gravity measurement on antihydrogen at AD
Trapping antihydrogen : production and trapping in the same volume ?
Hpe ,,+ Hbar production : several secs mixing time
Charged plasmas and neutral antiatoms have to be confined in the same volume