[
UK
/ˌæntɪpɹˈəʊtɒn/
]
NOUN
- an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton
How To Use antiproton In A Sentence
- Two of the experiments being developed in the antiproton decelerator's hall will aim to find out more about antihydrogen atoms. Times, Sunday Times
- One can imagine atoms that are made of antiparticles: antiprotons, antineutrons, and positrons.
- Positrons, antiprotons and other antiparticles can be routinely created at particle accelerator labs and can even be trapped and stored for days or weeks at a time.
- The simplest antiatom, antihydrogen, is made of an antiproton and a positron, the electron's antimatter counterpart. New Scientist - Online News
- But the device can also accelerate antiprotons, the antimatter equivalents of protons with the same mass but negative electric charge.
- Antihydrogen is identical, except that it has a negatively charged proton, called an antiproton, and a positively charged electron, called a positron. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
- The antiproton was produced when protons from a cyclotron were used to bombard a copper target.
- But the device can also accelerate antiprotons, the antimatter equivalents of protons with the same mass but negative electric charge.
- But the device can also accelerate antiprotons, the antimatter equivalents of protons with the same mass but negative electric charge.
- More recently, scientists have studied the collision of proton and antiproton particles. Accelerator Finds New Gear