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AVA: Research with low energy antiprotons - a European training network Antiprotons, stored and cooled at low energies in a storage ring or at rest in traps, are highly desirable for the investigation of a large number of basic questions on fundamental interactions, on the static structure of exotic antiprotonic atomic systems or of (radioactive) nuclei as well as on the time-dependent quantum dynamics of correlated systems. Fundamental studies include for example CPT tests by high-resolution spectroscopy of the 1s-2s transition or of the ground-state hyperfine structure of antihydrogen, as well as gravity experiments with antimatter. Antimatter experiments are at the cutting edge of science; they are, however, very difficult to realize and presently limited by the performance of the only existing facility in the world, the Antiproton Decelerator (AD) at CERN. Advances are urgently required in the development of numerical tools that can adequately model beam transport, life time and interaction, the development of new beam diagnostics tools and detectors to fully measure the beam’s properties, as well as collaborative R&D into advanced experimental techniques for improved precision and novel experiments. These open challenges are addressed within AVA. This network between universities, research centers and industry partners will realize an interdisciplinary and cross-sector research and training program for a cohort of 15 Fellows which shall provide them with an ideal basis for their future careers.
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Coordinator: UNILIV, United Kingdom Scientist in Charge from CERN: Full costs of the project: 3.8 M€ EU funding: 3.8 M€ EU funding for CERN: 400 k€ 1 January 2017 - 31 December 2020 |
