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Actually, I think they have had 38 atoms, since it is possible to hold on to atoms of antihydrogen in this way for about a tenth of a second.
by mfukar 16y ago
Actually, I think they have had 38 atoms, since
it is possible to hold on to atoms of antihydrogen in this way for about a tenth of a second.
- Groxx 16y agoLet the bidding war... begin!Bidding is over! The ex-antimatter goes to...
- jonhohle 16y agoI won the auction, and all I got was this stupid matter! (ex-antimatter == !(!matter) == matter)
- MiguelHudnandez 16y agoAntimatter and matter annihilate each other upon contact, releasing the energy from both atoms. So the ex-antimatter would be half the released energy from the collision. I think?
- ars 16y agoYour equation is wrong. Why are you negating matter twice? If you have anti-matter it will annihilate with matter making gamma rays. Those gamma rays can then participate in pair production making an electron and an anti-electron (positron), but that only happens in a strong magnetic field. That positron will then annihilate again if it meets an electron (maybe even the same one, but it doesn't have to be). Which would then make gamma ray, which can start the process again. You can theoretically do this over and over forever, but realistically the gamma ray will probably be absorbed in something. Also, I think the annihilation may make two gamma rays, dividing the energy. Edit: Is your equation a joke on the english words, ex and anti?
- jonhohle 16y agoIt was a joke based on the english meaning of the words and was not meant to be scientifically accurate.
- lutorm 16y agoActually, the annihilation mostly produces photons, which aren't either matter or antimatter (or both, whichever way you like.) Though you might have been lucky and gotten an antineutrino instead. Now you just have to find it...