Bulletin of the American Physical Society
18th Annual Meeting of the APS Northwest Section,
Volume 62, Number 7
Thursday–Saturday, June 1–3, 2017; Forest Grove, Oregon
Session B1: Plenary Session II |
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Room: Taylor-Meade Performing Arts Center McCready Hall |
Friday, June 2, 2017 11:00AM - 11:35AM |
B1.00001: Antihydrogen Invited Speaker: Mike Hayden Do matter and antimatter obey the same fundamental laws, as we currently understand them? To what extent are particles and antiparticles precise analogues of one another? These are the central questions motivating the study of antihydrogen, the antimatter counterpart of the hydrogen atom. \newline\indent We have developed tools that enable us to synthesize and trap antihydrogen atoms in magnetic potential wells [1], and to hold them for long periods of time [2]. And, we have conducted prototypical experiments with antihydrogen that probe microwave [3] and optical transitions [4], charge neutrality [5], and gravitational interactions [6]. Looking forward, we and others hope to advance the state-of-the-art in precision characterisation of the antihydrogen atom to the greatest extent possible. \newline\indent I will introduce and motivate the study of antihydrogen, summarize a few recent experimental highlights, and comment on near term opportunities, prospects, and challenges for the field. \newline\newline\noindent [1] Andresen {\it et al.} (ALPHA Collaboration), Trapped Antihydrogen, {\it Nature}, {\bf 468}, 673 (2010). \newline\noindent [2] Andresen {\it et al.} (ALPHA Collaboration), Confinement of antihydrogen for 1,000 seconds. {\it Nature Physics} {\bf 7}, 558 (2011). \newline\noindent [3] Amole {\it et al.} (ALPHA Collaboration), Resonant quantum transitions in trapped antihydrogen atoms, {\it Nature} {\bf 483}, 439 (2012). \newline\noindent [4] Ahmadi {\it et al.} (ALPHA Collaboration), Observation of the 1s-2s transition in trapped antihydrogen, {\it Nature} {\bf 541}, 506 (2017). \newline\noindent [5] Amole {\it et al.} (ALPHA Collaboration), An improved limit on the charge of antihydrogen from stochastic acceleration, {\it Nature} {\bf 529}, 373 (2016); Amole {\it et al.} (ALPHA Collaboration), An experimental limit on the charge of antihydrogen, {\it Nature Communications} {\bf 5}, 3955 (2014). \newline\noindent [6] Amole {\it et al.} (ALPHA Collaboration), Description and first application of a new technique to measure the gravitational mass of antihydrogen, {\it Nature Communications} {\bf 4}, 1785 (2013). [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, June 2, 2017 11:35AM - 12:10PM |
B1.00002: Making the Transition from Academic Physics to the Private Sector Invited Speaker: Jeff Schulte The transition from physics in academia to the private sector is one that a significant percentage of physics students will make. In this talk I'll share some of my own experiences making the transition to a private sector software engineering role and some lessons learned along the way. I'll also provide an overview of the digital watermarking technology that I work on in my current role. [Preview Abstract] |
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