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Heavy exotic antinucleus gives up no secrets about antimatter asymmetry

Physics World - Thu 29 Aug 24

An antihyperhydrogen-4 nucleus – the heaviest antinucleus ever produced – has been observed in heavy ion collisions by the STAR Collaboration at Brookhaven National Laboratory in the US. ...

Heaviest antimatter observation yet will fine-tune numbers for dark matter search

Phys.org - Sun 25 Aug 24

In experiments at the Brookhaven National Lab in the US, an international team of physicists has detected the heaviest "anti-nuclei" ever seen. The tiny, short-lived objects are composed of ...

Heaviest-ever clumps of antimatter created in atom smasher

New Atlas - Fri 23 Aug 24

Physicists have created the heaviest clumps of antimatter particles ever seen. Known as antihyperhydrogen-4, this strange stuff could help us solve some of the most puzzling physics mysteries.Continue ...

This antimatter version of an atomic nucleus is the heaviest yet

Newscientist - Wed 21 Aug 24

Smashing gold nuclei together at high speeds billions of times has resulted in 16 particles of antihyperhydrogen-4, a very exotic and heavy form of antimatter

Observation of the antimatter hypernucleus $${}_{\bar{{\boldsymbol{\Lambda }}}}{}^{{\bf{4}}}\bar{{\bf{H}}}$$ H ¯ Λ ¯ 4

Nature News - Wed 21 Aug 24

Nature, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07823-0An antimatter hypernucleus formed by an anti-lambda hadron, an antiproton and two antineutrons was observed ...

Record-Breaking Antimatter Discovery Could Help Us Find Dark Matter

ScienceAlert - Thu 22 Aug 24

The heaviest ever seen.

Heaviest antimatter particle ever discovered could hold secrets to our universe's origins

Livescience - Wed 21 Aug 24

The newly found antiparticle, called antihyperhydrogen-4, could have a potential imbalance with its matter counterpart that may help scientists understand how our ...

Unmasking Antihyperhydrogen-4: The Heaviest Antimatter Hypernucleus Ever Discovered

SciTechDaily - Mon 26 Aug 24

Researchers from the STAR Collaboration have discovered a new antimatter hypernucleus, antihyperhydrogen-4, at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, marking the heaviest antimatter nucleus found ...

Advancements in Our Understanding of Matter-Antimatter Symmetry

AZoQuantum - Fri 23 Aug 24

Researchers have discovered a new antimatter hypernucleus, known as antihyperhydrogen-4, establishing it as the heaviest antimatter hypernucleus observed in experiments to date.

New Antimatter Nucleus Discovery Sets Heaviest Record Yet

SpaceDaily - Thu 22 Aug 24

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2024 Scientists at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) have identified the heaviest antimatter nucleus ever observed. This exotic antinucleus, named antihyperhydrogen-4, ...

Two UCSB professors selected by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to be Experimental Physics Investigators

Scienmag - Wed 21 Aug 24

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — UC Santa Barbara professors Andrew Jayich and Jon Schuller have been selected by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to be part of the 2024 cohort of Experimental ...

Two UCSB professors selected by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to be Experimental Physics Investigators, Eurekalert - Wed 21 Aug 24

Physicists discover heaviest antimatter hypernucleus to date

Scienmag - Wed 21 Aug 24

Physicists from the STAR Collaboration have observed a new antimatter hypernucleus, antihyperhydrogen-4, for the first time. This is the heaviest antimatter hypernucleus discovered in experiments ...