Observation of the antimatter helium-4 nucleus

High-energy nuclear collisions create an energy density similar to that of the Universe microseconds after the Big Bang; in both cases, matter and antimatter are formed with comparable abundance. However, the relatively short-lived expansion in nuclear collisions allows antimatter to decouple quickl...

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Main Authors: Balewski, Jan T. (Author), Betancourt, Michael Joseph (Author), Corliss, Ross Cameron (Author), Hays-Wehle, James Prewitt (Author), Leight, William Axel (Author), Milner, Richard G (Author), Redwine, Robert P (Author), Seele, Joseph Patrick (Author), Steadman, Stephen G (Author), Surrow, Bernd (Author), van Nieuwenhuizen, Gerrit J (Author), Walker, Meredith (Author), STAR Collaboration (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Springer Nature, 2019-06-24T19:07:10Z.
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