Prospects for forward emitted positronium from nanoporous membranes at AEgIS
B. Rienacker*,
S. Alfaro Campos,
M. Auzins,
M. Berghold,
B. Bergmann,
P. Burian,
R.S. Brusa, A. Camper, R. Caravita, F. Castelli, G. Cerchiari, R. Ciuryło, A. Chehaimi, G. Consolati, M. Doser, K. Eliaszuk, R. Ferguson, M. Germann, A. Giszczak, L.T. Glöggler, Ł. Graczykowski, M. Grosbart, F. Guatieri, N. Gusakova, F. Gustafsson, S. Haider, S. Huck, C. Hugenschmidt, M.A. Janik, T. Januszek, G. Kasprowicz, K. Kempny, G. Khatri, Ł. Kłosowski, G. Kornakov, V. Krumins, L. Lappo, A. Linek, S. Mariazzi, P. Moskal, M. Münster, P. Pandey, D. Pecak, L. Penasa, V. Petracek, M. Piwinski, S. Pospišil, F. Prelz, S.A. Rangwala, T. Rauschendorfer, B.S. Rawat, V. Rodin, O. Røhne, H. Sandaker, S. Sharma, P. Smolyanskiy, T. Sowiński, D. Tefelski, M. Volponi, C.P. Welsch, M. Zawada, J. Zielinski, N. Zurlo on behalf of the AEgIS Collaborationet al. (click to show)*: corresponding author
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March 03, 2025
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Abstract
Antihydrogen formation at AEgIS at CERN leverages charge exchange between Rydberg positronium (Ps*) and antiprotons, with cross-sections scaling with the Ps principal quantum number $n^4$ and inversely with relative velocity $𝑣^{−2}$. However, the motional Stark effect and velocity mismatch between Ps and antiprotons impose stringent constraints, limiting efficiency. Advances in transmission positronium
converters mitigate self-ionization losses and improve velocity alignment, promising a significant boost in antihydrogen yield. This work evaluates formation cross-sections, Ps velocity profiles, and the integration of advanced transmission Ps converters for precision gravitational studies.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.480.0082
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