ATHENA -- First Production of Cold Antihydrogen and Beyond
hep-ex
/ Authors
ATHENA Collaboration, A. Kellerbauer, M. Amoretti, C. Amsler, G. Bonomi, P. D. Bowe, C. Canali, C. Carraro, C. L. Cesar, M. Charlton
and 26 more authors
M. Doser, A. Fontana, M. C. Fujiwara, R. Funakoshi, P. Genova, J. S. Hangst, R. S. Hayano, I. Johnson, L. V. Jørgensen, V. Lagomarsino, R. Landua, E. Lodi Rizzini, M. Macrí, N. Madsen, G. Manuzio, D. Mitchard, P. Montagna, H. Pruys, C. Regenfus, A. Rotondi, G. Testera, A. Variola, L. Venturelli, D. P. van der Werf
/ Abstract
Atomic systems of antiparticles are the laboratories of choice for tests of CPT symmetry with antimatter. The ATHENA experiment was the first to report the production of copious amounts of cold antihydrogen in 2002. This article reviews some of the insights that have since been gained concerning the antihydrogen production process as well as the external and internal properties of the produced anti-atoms. Furthermore, the implications of those results on future prospects of symmetry tests with antimatter are discussed.