Abstract:
What do we know about antimatter? One of the greatest physics mysteries of our time is the apparent unbalance of matter and antimatter in our Universe. Everything we know about the Big Bang and the formation and annihilation of particles, tells us that matter and antimatter should always be produced and disappear in the same proportions. However, anywhere we look in the sky, we can’t find a trace of all the antimatter that should be here. Come and listen to the story of the missing antiparticles and how the antimatter factory at CERN is helping solve the riddle.
Biography:
With a background in attosecond physics, Dr. Antoine Camper joined the AEgIS collaboration at CERN in 2017 where he contributed to the first pulsed production of antihydrogen. He is engaged in scientific outreach via his activity as a CERN guide. Currently, Camper is employed at our physics department where he is leading a project on positronium laser cooling. His core expertise is in atomic and molecular physics.
Cake and coffee/tea will be served from 12.00 -12.15. The talk starts shortly after.