Published December 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Gravitational states of antihydrogen near material surface

  • 1. P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Uppsala University, Department of Quantum Chemistry (Sweden)
  • 3. Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) (France)

Description

We present a theoretical study of the motion of antihydrogen atoms in the Earth's gravitational field near a material surface. We predict the existence of long-living quasistationary states of antihydrogen in a superposition of the gravitational and Casimir-van der Waals potentials of the surface. We suggest an interferometric method of measuring the energy difference between such gravitational states, hence the gravitational mass of antihydrogen.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Hyperfine Interactions
Journal Volume
213
Journal Issue
1-3
Journal Page Range
p. 129-135
ISSN
0304-3843
CODEN
HYINDN

Conference

Title
10. international conference on low energy antiproton physics
Acronym
LEAP 2011
Dates
27 Apr - 1 May 2011
Place
Vancouver (Canada)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
44034367
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANTIPARTICLES; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; HYDROGEN; INTERFEROMETRY; MASS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES
Descriptors DEC
ANTIMATTER; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; MATTER; NONMETALS

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