antiatom
/an-tee-at-uhm, an-tahy-/US // ˈæn tiˌæt əm, ˈæn taɪ- //
反原子,抗原子,反原子弹,反物质
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Physics.
- : an atom of antimatter.
Examples
In a new experiment, an ultraviolet laser quelled the thermal jitters of antihydrogen atoms, chilling the antiatoms to just above absolute zero.
Taming unruly antimatter with laser light may also allow physicists to measure the properties of antiatoms much more precisely, researchers report in the April 1 Nature.
Comparing antiatoms with normal atoms could test some fundamental symmetries of the universe.
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