Makoto Fujiwara
TRIUMF (Canada's Particle Accelerator Centre)
Date
2 October 2024
Host
Anna Soter
Title
Dropping Antimatter
Abstract
Does antimatter fall the same way as normal matter? Many compelling arguments suggest it should, but no one had directly observed antimatter fall—until recently. Experiments with antimatter are challenging; studying its gravitational properties even more so. I will discuss our recent observation of the gravitational free-fall of antihydrogen atoms at CERN, as well as the future prospects with (anti)hydrogen fountains under development in Canada.
Recording
