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- From: faught@berserk.ssc.gov (Ed Faught)
- Subject: Re: Anti-atoms (was Re: Making Antimatter)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.192128.16614@sunova.ssc.gov>
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- Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 19:21:28 GMT
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- In article <C0qy7z.qI.1@cs.cmu.edu> writes:
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- >inside liquid helium at 6 atm. pressure, 4% of the antiprotons
- >live several microseconds. If the helium is "contaminated" with a
- >small amount of hydrogen (0.04 %) this time is divided by about 10.
-
- Having a limited education in cryogenics is hampering my understanding of this
- phenomenon. I understood that helium cannot exist in liquid state at 6 Atm. I
- can't see how one may "contaminate" it, either. Would someone kindly enlighten
- me? ( in layman's terms, if possible )
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- Ed Faught WA9WDM faught@berserk.ssc.gov
- Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
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