Fact of the Day: 01/01/2021
What is an antimatter trap? We already discussed what antimatter is (the opposite of matter that annihilates when it comes into contact with it) and that it may be useful as an energy source. But if antimatter annihilates into a burst of energy as soon as it touches matter, how can scientists store it to experiment with and observe it? That’s where an antimatter trap comes into play. An antimatter trap uses electromagnets to manipulate the electromagnetic field of antimatter, trapping it in a bathtub-shaped container where it doesn’t touch any matter and can thus be observed.
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