antiproton

[ UK /ˌæntɪpɹˈə‍ʊtɒn/ ]
NOUN
  1. an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton
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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
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