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author Hunter, E. D.
Bumbar, M.
Amsler, C.
Bayo, M. N.
Breuker, H.
Cerwenka, M.
Costantini, G.
Ferragut, R.
Giammarchi, M.
Gligorova, A.
Gosta, G.
Hori, M.
Killian, C.
Kraxberger, V.
Kuroda, N.
Lanz, A.
Leali, M.
Maero, G.
Malbrunot, C.
Mascagna, V.
Matsuda, Y.
Migliorati, S.
Murtagh, D. J.
Romé, M.
Sheldon, R. E.
Simon, M. C.
Tajima, M.
Toso, V.
Ulmer, S.
Venturelli, L.
Weiser, A.
Widmann, E.
author_facet Hunter, E. D.
Bumbar, M.
Amsler, C.
Bayo, M. N.
Breuker, H.
Cerwenka, M.
Costantini, G.
Ferragut, R.
Giammarchi, M.
Gligorova, A.
Gosta, G.
Hori, M.
Killian, C.
Kraxberger, V.
Kuroda, N.
Lanz, A.
Leali, M.
Maero, G.
Malbrunot, C.
Mascagna, V.
Matsuda, Y.
Migliorati, S.
Murtagh, D. J.
Romé, M.
Sheldon, R. E.
Simon, M. C.
Tajima, M.
Toso, V.
Ulmer, S.
Venturelli, L.
Weiser, A.
Widmann, E.
contents We report a factor of $100$ increase in the antihydrogen beam intensity downstream of ASACUSA's Cusp trap: $320$ atoms detected per $15$-minute run. The beam contains many Rydberg atoms, which we selectively ionize to determine their velocity and binding energy. The time of flight signal is modeled using a $1\mathrm{D}$ Maxwellian velocity distribution with a temperature of $1500\,\mathrm{K}$, which is close to the measured antiproton plasma temperature. A numerical simulation reproduces the observed distribution of binding energies and suggests that about $16\%$ of the atoms may be in the ground state.
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spellingShingle Measured Properties of an Antihydrogen Beam
Hunter, E. D.
Bumbar, M.
Amsler, C.
Bayo, M. N.
Breuker, H.
Cerwenka, M.
Costantini, G.
Ferragut, R.
Giammarchi, M.
Gligorova, A.
Gosta, G.
Hori, M.
Killian, C.
Kraxberger, V.
Kuroda, N.
Lanz, A.
Leali, M.
Maero, G.
Malbrunot, C.
Mascagna, V.
Matsuda, Y.
Migliorati, S.
Murtagh, D. J.
Romé, M.
Sheldon, R. E.
Simon, M. C.
Tajima, M.
Toso, V.
Ulmer, S.
Venturelli, L.
Weiser, A.
Widmann, E.
Instrumentation and Detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Plasma Physics
We report a factor of $100$ increase in the antihydrogen beam intensity downstream of ASACUSA's Cusp trap: $320$ atoms detected per $15$-minute run. The beam contains many Rydberg atoms, which we selectively ionize to determine their velocity and binding energy. The time of flight signal is modeled using a $1\mathrm{D}$ Maxwellian velocity distribution with a temperature of $1500\,\mathrm{K}$, which is close to the measured antiproton plasma temperature. A numerical simulation reproduces the observed distribution of binding energies and suggests that about $16\%$ of the atoms may be in the ground state.
title Measured Properties of an Antihydrogen Beam
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02583