An Antimatter Experiment Shows Surprises Near Absolute Zero

Researchers have been messing around with antimatters for years trying to find new laws of physics. However, there hasn’t been anything found that is ground-breaking as of yet. In a perfect world these researchers would be able to see all hydrogen atoms having the same sharp hue.

However, we don’t live in a perfect world as atoms are moving around freely, crashing in to each other all the time. Anna Soter ran a project on antimatter to see if putting a spectroscopy in a helium bath was possible.

Key Takeaways:

• In the most ideal world, we would be able to see every single hydrogen atom shining with the same hues.
• We have a flawed world and atoms move about in random ways and crash into each other in chaotic ways.
• When an experiment was done, there was a very tight spectral line that showed that hybrid atoms aren’t experiencing atomic collisions at all.

“One way to gauge the properties of atoms and their components is to tickle them with a laser and see what happens, a technique called laser spectroscopy.”

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References:

• Wired (Magazine)
• UBC Media Relations (YouTube Channel)