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Antimatter
The term Antimatter has been much talked about during CERN Experiment on Higgs Boson. Antimatter is material composed of antiparticles, which possess the same mass as particles of ordinary matter but have opposite charge and quantum spin. Antiparticles bind with each other to form antimatter in the same way that normal particles bind to form ..
..Read MoreThin band of Anti-protons covers Earth- Study
Recently, a study was published in the ‘Astrophysical Journal Letters’, which has confirmed the theoretical work that predicted the Earth’s magnetic field could trap antimatter. A team of researchers led by the University of Bari, for the first time spotted a thin band of anti-matter particles, called anti-protons, enveloping the Earth. This study says that ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2011
Topics: Antimatter • Baryons • Cosmic ray • Geomagnetism • Natural sciences • Nucleons • Physical sciences • Physics • Solar phenomena • South Atlantic Anomaly • Space plasmas • Van Allen radiation belt