antiproton
Proton's antimatter twin
An antiproton is the antimatter counterpart of a proton—identical in mass but opposite in charge.
When an antiproton meets a proton, both annihilate in a burst of energy.
Antiprotons are produced in particle accelerators and occur naturally in cosmic rays.
They're used in physics research to study fundamental properties of matter and antimatter.
Electron's antimatter counterpart
- antineutronNeutron's antimatter counterpart
- antihydrogenAntimatter version of simplest element
- antiatomAtom of antimatter
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
Utter, complete destruction
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- beamStructural support member
- detectorDevice that senses
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
interaction · target · hadron · nucleus · momentum · trajectory · impact · cross-section
European nuclear research organization
- ADEra after BC
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- detectorDevice that senses
- spectrometerMeasures electromagnetic radiation properties
calorimeter · measurement · discovery · Chamberlain · Nobel Prize · ALPHA · synchrotron
Cost or accusation
Vehicle for outer space
- interstellar travelVoyaging between distant suns
- cancer therapyTreatment for malignant disease
- imagingProducing visual representations
- radiographyDiagnostic imaging using X-rays
positron
Electron's antimatter counterpart
- antineutronNeutron's antimatter counterpart
- antihydrogenAntimatter version of simplest element
- antiatomAtom of antimatter
annihilation
Utter, complete destruction
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
- beamStructural support member
- detectorDevice that senses
scattering · interaction · target · hadron · nucleus · momentum · trajectory · impact · cross-section · luminosity
CERN
European nuclear research organization
- ADEra after BC
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- detectorDevice that senses
spectrometer · calorimeter · measurement · discovery · Chamberlain · Nobel Prize · ALPHA · synchrotron
charge
Cost or accusation
spacecraft
Vehicle for outer space
- interstellar travelVoyaging between distant suns
- cancer therapyTreatment for malignant disease
- imagingProducing visual representations
- charged particlesion, cation, anion, electron, positron
- particleselectrons, electron, neutrons, neutron, photons
- particle physicsquark, quarks, lepton, leptons, boson
- antibaryonantineutron
- Antimatterpositron, antineutron, antineutrino, antielectron, antihydrogen
- antinucleonantineutron