antiproton
antiproton
Definition
anti·pro·ton (an′tī prō′tän′; -tē-, -ti-)
noun
the antiparticle of the proton, with the same mass as the proton but a negative charge
antiproton
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cool: Last year the ATRAP experiment was the first to use cold positrons to cool antiprotons.
- charge: Negatively charged antiprotons not in the company of a positively charged positron cannot reach the well.
Modifies a noun
- beam: Both CERN and Fermilab have made precious small amounts of anti-hydrogen atoms by shooting a gas through an antiproton beam.
- decelerator: Research at CERN, using the antiproton decelerator to produce antiparticles, is described.
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