Antiproton Decelerator
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The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
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Target entity: Antiproton Decelerator Context triple: [CERN, operates, Antiproton Decelerator]
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Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
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Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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Super Proton Synchrotron
The Super Proton Synchrotron is a high-energy circular particle accelerator at CERN that serves both as a research machine and as a key injector for the Large Hadron Collider.
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Linac4
Linac4 is a linear accelerator at CERN that serves as the first stage of the proton acceleration chain for the Large Hadron Collider and other experiments.
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NA62
NA62 is a high-energy physics experiment at CERN designed primarily to study rare kaon decays and test the predictions of the Standard Model.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Antiproton Decelerator Target entity description: The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
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A.
Proton Synchrotron
The Proton Synchrotron is a historic circular particle accelerator at CERN that has played a key role in high-energy physics research and in feeding beams to larger colliders.
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B.
Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, used to smash subatomic particles together at unprecedented energies to study fundamental physics, including the Higgs boson.
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C.
Super Proton Synchrotron
The Super Proton Synchrotron is a high-energy circular particle accelerator at CERN that serves both as a research machine and as a key injector for the Large Hadron Collider.
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D.
Linac4
Linac4 is a linear accelerator at CERN that serves as the first stage of the proton acceleration chain for the Large Hadron Collider and other experiments.
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E.
NA62
NA62 is a high-energy physics experiment at CERN designed primarily to study rare kaon decays and test the predictions of the Standard Model.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN accelerator
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antiproton decelerator ring ⓘ particle physics facility ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AD ⓘ |
| beamEnergyRange | from 3.5 GeV/c to about 100 MeV/c ⓘ |
| beamType | antiproton beam ⓘ |
| circumference | about 182 meters ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
CERN Beams Department
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surface form:
CERN Accelerator and Technology Sector
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| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| enables |
high-precision measurements of antiproton properties
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measurements of gravitational interaction of antimatter ⓘ precision spectroscopy of antihydrogen ⓘ precision tests of CPT symmetry ⓘ |
| energyStage |
100 MeV/c extraction momentum
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2 GeV/c ⓘ 3.5 GeV/c injection momentum ⓘ 300 MeV/c ⓘ |
| field |
antimatter physics
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particle physics ⓘ |
| finalKineticEnergy | about 5.3 MeV ⓘ |
| hasUpgrade | ELENA ring ⓘ |
| inaugurationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| inputBeamSource | Proton Synchrotron ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
CERN
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Meyrin ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in modern antimatter research
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providing world-unique low-energy antiproton beams ⓘ |
| operator | CERN ⓘ |
| partOf | CERN accelerator complex ⓘ |
| process |
collects and decelerates antiprotons in stages
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receives high-energy protons to produce antiprotons ⓘ |
| providesBeamTo |
AEgIS experiment
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ALPHA experiment ⓘ ASACUSA experiment ⓘ ATRAP experiment ⓘ BASE experiment ⓘ GBAR experiment ⓘ PUMA experiment ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide low-energy antiprotons for antimatter experiments
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slow antiprotons to low energies ⓘ |
| replaced |
Antiproton Decelerator
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Low Energy Antiproton Ring
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| shape | circular synchrotron ring ⓘ |
| sitedAt | CERN Prevessin–Meyrin site ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| upgradePurpose | further decelerate antiprotons below 5 MeV ⓘ |
| uses |
electron cooling
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stochastic cooling ⓘ |
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Subject: Antiproton Decelerator Description of subject: The Antiproton Decelerator is a specialized CERN facility that slows down antiprotons to low energies for precision experiments in antimatter physics.
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