Simulation of the formation of antihydrogen via magnetobound positronium
Antihydrogen formation involving magnetobound positronium is simulated by computing classical trajectories. Simulated collisions between electrons and positrons generate magnetobound positronium, which consists of electron–positron pairs that are not energetically bound but that have spatially corre...
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| author | F. F. Aguirre C. A. Ordonez |
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| description | Antihydrogen formation involving magnetobound positronium is simulated by computing classical trajectories. Simulated collisions between electrons and positrons generate magnetobound positronium, which consists of electron–positron pairs that are not energetically bound but that have spatially correlated trajectories within a magnetic field. Simulations show that antihydrogen can form if such electron–positron pairs pass near antiprotons. In addition, the possibility of forming antihydrogen atomic ions or antihydrogen molecular ions via magnetobound positronium or magnetobound antihydrogen is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f83f0e15a33242298bfb14ba2a4628082022-12-21T21:26:44ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262021-09-01119095211095211-810.1063/5.0060707Simulation of the formation of antihydrogen via magnetobound positroniumF. F. Aguirre0C. A. Ordonez1Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203, USADepartment of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203, USAAntihydrogen formation involving magnetobound positronium is simulated by computing classical trajectories. Simulated collisions between electrons and positrons generate magnetobound positronium, which consists of electron–positron pairs that are not energetically bound but that have spatially correlated trajectories within a magnetic field. Simulations show that antihydrogen can form if such electron–positron pairs pass near antiprotons. In addition, the possibility of forming antihydrogen atomic ions or antihydrogen molecular ions via magnetobound positronium or magnetobound antihydrogen is discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0060707 |
| spellingShingle | F. F. Aguirre C. A. Ordonez Simulation of the formation of antihydrogen via magnetobound positronium AIP Advances |
| title | Simulation of the formation of antihydrogen via magnetobound positronium |
| title_full | Simulation of the formation of antihydrogen via magnetobound positronium |
| title_fullStr | Simulation of the formation of antihydrogen via magnetobound positronium |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulation of the formation of antihydrogen via magnetobound positronium |
| title_short | Simulation of the formation of antihydrogen via magnetobound positronium |
| title_sort | simulation of the formation of antihydrogen via magnetobound positronium |
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