Gravitational quantum states of Antihydrogen

被引：39

作者：

Voronin, A. Yu. ^{[1
]}

Froelich, P.

Nesvizhevsky, V. V.

机构：

[1] PN Lebedev Phys Inst, Moscow 117924, Russia

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2011年 / 83卷 / 03期

基金：

瑞典研究理事会;

关键词：

NEUTRON; ACCELERATION;

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevA.83.032903

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We present a theoretical study of the motion of the antihydrogen atom ((H) over bar) in the gravitational field of Earth above a material surface. We predict that the (H) over bar atom, falling in the gravitational field of Earth above a material surface, would settle into long-lived quantum states. We point out a method of measuring the difference in the energy of (H) over bar in such states. The method allows for spectroscopy of gravitational levels based on atom-interferometric principles. We analyze the general feasibility of performing experiments of this kind. We point out that such experiments provide a method of measuring the gravitational force (Mg) acting on (H) over bar and that they might be of interest in the context of testing the weak equivalence principle for antimatter.

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