Published March 2008 | Version v1
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A novel antiproton radial diagnostic based on octupole induced ballistic loss

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C (Denmark)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-7300 (United States)
  • 4. Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972 (Brazil)
  • 5. TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3 (Canada)

Description

We report results from a novel diagnostic that probes the outer radial profile of trapped antiproton clouds. The diagnostic allows us to determine the profile by monitoring the time history of antiproton losses that occur as an octupole field in the antiproton confinement region is increased. We show several examples of how this diagnostic helps us to understand the radial dynamics of antiprotons in normal and nested Penning-Malmberg traps. Better understanding of these dynamics may aid current attempts to trap antihydrogen atoms

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.2899305;
arXiv
arXiv:0807.0074v1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 032107-032107.8
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39116020
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ANTIPROTONS; ATOMS; CONFINEMENT; LOSSES; MONITORING; OCTUPOLES; PROBES; TRAPPING
Descriptors DEC
ANTIBARYONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTINUCLEI; ANTINUCLEONS; ANTIPARTICLES; BARYONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; MATTER; MULTIPOLES; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; PROTONS

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