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  1. Article ; Online: Social inequalities and COVID-19 mortality between neighborhoods of Bariloche city, Argentina.

    Perner, Mónica Serena / Trotta, Andrés / Bilal, Usama / Acharya, Binod / Quick, Harrison / Pacífico, Natalia / Berazategui, Romina / Alazraqui, Marcio / Diez Roux, Ana V

    International journal for equity in health

    2023  Volume 22, Issue 1, Page(s) 198

    Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how intraurban inequalities are likely to reinforce health and social inequalities. Studies at small area level help to visualize social inequialities hidden in large areas as cities or regions.: Aim: To ... ...

    Abstract Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how intraurban inequalities are likely to reinforce health and social inequalities. Studies at small area level help to visualize social inequialities hidden in large areas as cities or regions.
    Aim: To describe the spatial patterning of COVID-19 death rates in neighborhoods of the medium-sized city of Bariloche, Argentina, and to explore its relationship with the socioeconomic characteristics of neighborhoods.
    Methods: We conducted an ecological study in Bariloche, Argentina. The outcome was counts of COVID-19 deaths between June 2020 and May 2022 obtained from the surveillance system and georeferenced to neighborhoods. We estimated crude- and age-adjusted death rates by neighborhood using a Bayesian approach through a Poisson regression that accounts for spatial-autocorrelation via Conditional Autoregressive (CAR) structure. We also analyzed associations of age-adjusted death rates with area-level socioeconomic indicators.
    Results: Median COVID-19 death rate across neighborhoods was 17.9 (10th/90th percentile of 6.3/35.2) per 10,000 inhabitants. We found lower age-adjusted rates in the city core and western part of the city. The age-adjusted death rate in the most deprived areas was almost double than in the least deprived areas, with an education-related relative index of inequality (RII) of 2.14 (95% CI 1.55 to 2.96).
    Conclusion: We found spatial heterogeneity and intraurban variability in age-adjusted COVID-19 death rates, with a clear social gradient, and a higher burden in already deprived areas. This highlights the importance of studying inequalities in health outcomes across small areas to inform placed-based interventions.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Cities ; Argentina/epidemiology ; Bayes Theorem ; Pandemics ; COVID-19 ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Mortality
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-28
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2092056-8
    ISSN 1475-9276 ; 1475-9276
    ISSN (online) 1475-9276
    ISSN 1475-9276
    DOI 10.1186/s12939-023-02019-w
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  2. Article ; Online: Association Between Household Deprivation and Living in Informal Settlements and Incidence of Diarrhea in Children Under 5 in Eleven Latin American Cities.

    Alpaugh, Victoria / Ortigoza, Ana / Braverman Bronstein, Ariela / Pérez-Ferrer, Carolina / Wagner-Gutierrez, Nicolle / Pacifico, Natalia / Ezeh, Alex / Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira / Lovasi, Gina / Bilal, Usama

    Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine

    2024  

    Abstract: Diarrhea is a leading cause of death in children globally, mostly due to inadequate sanitary conditions and overcrowding. Poor housing quality and lack of tenure security that characterize informal settlements are key underlying contributors to these ... ...

    Abstract Diarrhea is a leading cause of death in children globally, mostly due to inadequate sanitary conditions and overcrowding. Poor housing quality and lack of tenure security that characterize informal settlements are key underlying contributors to these risk factors for childhood diarrhea deaths. The objective of this study is to better understand the physical attributes of informal settlement households in Latin American cities that are associated with childhood diarrhea. We used data from a household survey (Encuesta CAF) conducted by the Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), using responses from sampled individuals in eleven cities. We created a household deprivation score based on household water and sewage infrastructure, overcrowding, flooring and wall material, and security of tenure. We fitted a multivariable logistic regression model to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) to test the association between the deprivation score and its individual components and childhood diarrhea during the prior 2 weeks. We included a total of 4732 households with children, out of which 12.2% had diarrhea in the 2-week period prior to completing the survey. After adjusting for respondent age, gender, and city, we found a higher risk of diarrhea associated with higher household deprivation scores. Specifically, we found that the odds of diarrhea for children living in a mild and severe deprived household were 1.04 (95% CI 0.84-1.28) and 3.19 times (95% CI 1.80-5.63) higher, respectively, in comparison to households with no deprivation. These results highlight the connections between childhood health and deprived living conditions common in informal settlements.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1435288-6
    ISSN 1468-2869 ; 1099-3460
    ISSN (online) 1468-2869
    ISSN 1099-3460
    DOI 10.1007/s11524-024-00854-y
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  3. Article ; Online: Multi-strip silicon sensors for beam array monitoring in micro-beam radiation therapy.

    Alagoz, E / Brauer-Krisch, E / Bravin, A / Cornelius, I / Fournier, P / Hansen, T E / Kok, A / Lerch, M / Monakhov, E / Morse, J / Pacifico, N / Petasecca, M / Povoli, M / Requard, H / Rozenfeld, A D / Salome, M / Sandaker, H / Stugu, B

    Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)

    2016  Volume 32, Issue 12, Page(s) 1795–1800

    Abstract: We present here the latest results from tests performed at the ESRF ID17 and ID21 beamlines for the characterization of novel beam monitors for Microbeam Radiation Therapy (MRT), which is currently being implemented at ID17. MRT aims at treating solid ... ...

    Abstract We present here the latest results from tests performed at the ESRF ID17 and ID21 beamlines for the characterization of novel beam monitors for Microbeam Radiation Therapy (MRT), which is currently being implemented at ID17. MRT aims at treating solid tumors by exploiting an array of evenly spaced microbeams, having an energy spectrum distributed between 27 and 600keV and peaking at 100keV. Given the high instantaneous dose delivered (up to 20kGy/s), the position and the intensity of the microbeams has to be precisely and instantly monitored. For this purpose, we developed dedicated silicon microstrip beam monitors. We have successfully characterized them, both with a microbeam array at ID17, and a submicron scanning beam at ID21. We present here the latest results obtained in recent tests along with an outlook on future developments.
    MeSH term(s) Equipment Design ; Microtechnology/instrumentation ; Radiotherapy/instrumentation ; Radiotherapy Dosage ; Silicon
    Chemical Substances Silicon (Z4152N8IUI)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-12
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1122650-x
    ISSN 1724-191X ; 1120-1797
    ISSN (online) 1724-191X
    ISSN 1120-1797
    DOI 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.11.005
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  4. Article ; Online: Full recovery after cardiac arrest secondary to accidental iatrogenic venous air embolism in a cat.

    Pacifico, Nicole / Weishaar, Kristen M / Boozer, Lindsay B / Nakamura, Reid K

    Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)

    2010  Volume 20, Issue 2, Page(s) 264–267

    Abstract: Objective: To describe the successful management of cardiac arrest following accidental venous air embolism (VAE) in a cat.: Case summary: A 3-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat, weighing 4 kg, was presented for continuation of its ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To describe the successful management of cardiac arrest following accidental venous air embolism (VAE) in a cat.
    Case summary: A 3-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat, weighing 4 kg, was presented for continuation of its chemotherapy protocol. The cat was inadvertently administered approximately 5.5 mL of air IV during initiation of fluid therapy. Immediate cardiac arrest resulted and CPR successfully achieved return of spontaneous circulation. The cat was discharged 5 days later and is reportedly clinically normal 7 months post-discharge.
    New or unique information provided: VAE has been rarely reported in the veterinary literature. This is the first report of a cat surviving cardiac arrest secondary to VAE.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/veterinary ; Cat Diseases/etiology ; Cat Diseases/therapy ; Cats ; Embolism, Air/etiology ; Embolism, Air/therapy ; Embolism, Air/veterinary ; Female ; Fluid Therapy/adverse effects ; Fluid Therapy/veterinary ; Heart Arrest/etiology ; Heart Arrest/therapy ; Heart Arrest/veterinary ; Iatrogenic Disease/veterinary ; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/therapy ; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/veterinary ; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy/methods ; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy/veterinary ; Treatment Outcome ; Veins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-04-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2077212-9
    ISSN 1476-4431 ; 1479-3261
    ISSN (online) 1476-4431
    ISSN 1479-3261
    DOI 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2009.00476.x
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  5. Article: Full recovery after cardiac arrest secondary to accidental iatrogenic venous air embolism in a cat

    Pacifico, Nicole / Weishaar, Kristen M / Boozer, Lindsay B / Nakamura, Reid K

    Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care. 2010 Apr., v. 20, no. 2

    2010  

    Abstract: To describe the successful management of cardiac arrest following accidental venous air embolism (VAE) in a cat. A 3-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat, weighing 4 kg, was presented for continuation of its chemotherapy protocol. The cat was ... ...

    Abstract To describe the successful management of cardiac arrest following accidental venous air embolism (VAE) in a cat. A 3-year-old spayed female domestic shorthair cat, weighing 4 kg, was presented for continuation of its chemotherapy protocol. The cat was inadvertently administered approximately 5.5 mL of air IV during initiation of fluid therapy. Immediate cardiac arrest resulted and CPR successfully achieved return of spontaneous circulation. The cat was discharged 5 days later and is reportedly clinically normal 7 months post-discharge. VAE has been rarely reported in the veterinary literature. This is the first report of a cat surviving cardiac arrest secondary to VAE.
    Keywords air ; cardiac arrest ; cats ; embolism ; fluid therapy
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2010-04
    Size p. 264-267.
    Publisher Blackwell Publishing Inc
    Publishing place Malden, USA
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2077212-9
    ISSN 1476-4431 ; 1479-3261
    ISSN (online) 1476-4431
    ISSN 1479-3261
    DOI 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2009.00476.x
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  6. Article ; Online: Severe hypocholesterolaemia is often neglected in haematological malignancies.

    Pugliese, Luca / Bernardini, Ilaria / Pacifico, Nazareno / Peverini, Manola / Damaskopoulou, Eleni / Cataldi, Samuela / Albi, Elisabetta

    European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

    2010  Volume 46, Issue 9, Page(s) 1735–1743

    Abstract: Aim of the study: It is generally believed that high levels of cholesterol (hypercholesterolaemia) are life-threatening, while low levels seem to be positive. Unfortunately this assumption is far from true, and can be indicative of an underlying serious ...

    Abstract Aim of the study: It is generally believed that high levels of cholesterol (hypercholesterolaemia) are life-threatening, while low levels seem to be positive. Unfortunately this assumption is far from true, and can be indicative of an underlying serious medical condition in most of the cases (i.e. cancer). However, the biological role of severe hypocholesterolaemia is poorly understood. Here, the possible biological process is being investigated. Cholesterol plays a key role in cell proliferation, hence it has been suggested that low cholesterol levels are probably linked to the high cellular cholesterol demands from neoplastic cells.
    Summary of the methods: We used serum and isolated T-lymphocytes from patients with acute lymphoblast leukaemia and human lymphoblast cell line to test this hypothesis.
    Results: We found that patients with low serum cholesterol levels have instead high levels of cholesterol in lymphocytes. These data were supported with in vitro studies. In fact we have demonstrated that low cholesterol level in the culture medium was related to the neoplastic cellular growth, suggesting a greater use by lymphoma cells for their proliferation. Therefore by inhibiting cholesterol synthesis by mevastatin, in vitro, we showed that cholesterol levels did not change significantly in culture medium and the cellular growth was inhibited.
    Concluding statement: Following these preliminary results, blood cholesterol levels could be potentially considered a good biological marker to follow up the neoplastic process.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Anticholesteremic Agents/pharmacology ; Cell Line ; Cell Proliferation/drug effects ; Cell Survival/drug effects ; Cholesterol/blood ; Female ; Humans ; Lovastatin/analogs & derivatives ; Lovastatin/pharmacology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/blood ; T-Lymphocytes/metabolism ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Anticholesteremic Agents ; mevastatin (1UQM1K0W9X) ; Cholesterol (97C5T2UQ7J) ; Lovastatin (9LHU78OQFD)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 82061-1
    ISSN 1879-0852 ; 0277-5379 ; 0959-8049 ; 0964-1947
    ISSN (online) 1879-0852
    ISSN 0277-5379 ; 0959-8049 ; 0964-1947
    DOI 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.03.041
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  7. Article ; Online: Clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a Latin American country: Results from the ECCOVID multicenter prospective study.

    Cordova, Ezequiel / Mykietiuk, Analia / Sued, Omar / De Vedia, Lautaro / Pacifico, Natalia / Garcia Hernandez, Matias H / Baeza, Natalia M / Garibaldi, Franco / Alzogaray, Maria Fernanda / Contreras, Rosa / Soler Puy, Lucrecia / Scapellato, Pablo G / Barcelona, Laura / Golikow, Mariana L / Piñeiro, Maria Florencia / Miño, Hugo J / Consalvo, Maria Fernanda / Nemirovsky, Corina / Sanchez, Marisa /
    Cabral, Myrna / Lamponi Tappata, Lucia / Blasco, Mariano / Ballivian, Jamile / Lopardo, Gustavo / Stryjewski, Martin E

    PloS one

    2021  Volume 16, Issue 10, Page(s) e0258260

    Abstract: Background: Clinical features and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infections diverge in different countries. The aim of this study was to describe clinical characteristics and outcomes in a cohort of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 in Argentina.: Methods! ...

    Abstract Background: Clinical features and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infections diverge in different countries. The aim of this study was to describe clinical characteristics and outcomes in a cohort of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 in Argentina.
    Methods: Multicenter prospective cohort study of ≥18 years-old patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection consecutively admitted to 19 hospitals in Argentina. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify variables associated with 30-day mortality and admission to intensive care unit (ICU).
    Results: A total of 809 patients were analyzed. Median age was 53 years, 56% were males and 71% had at least one comorbidity. The most common comorbidities were hypertension (32%), obesity (23%) and diabetes (17%). Disease severity at admission was classified as mild 25%, moderate 51%, severe 17%, and critical 7%. Almost half of patients (49%) required supplemental oxygen, 18% ICU, and 12% invasive ventilation. Overall, 30-day mortality was 11%. Factors independently associated with ICU admission were male gender (OR 1.81; 95%CI 1.16-2.81), hypertension (OR 3.21; 95%CI 2.08-4.95), obesity (OR 2.38; 95%CI 1.51-3.7), oxygen saturation ≤93% (OR 6.45; 95%CI 4.20-9.92) and lymphopenia (OR 3.21; 95%CI 2.08-4.95). Factors independently associated with 30-day mortality included age ≥60 years-old (OR 2.68; 95% CI 1.63-4.43), oxygen saturation ≤93% (OR 3.19; 95%CI 1.97-5.16) and lymphopenia (OR 2.65; 95%CI 1.64-4.27).
    Conclusions: This cohort validates crucial clinical data on patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 in Argentina.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Age Factors ; Aged ; Argentina/epidemiology ; COVID-19/mortality ; COVID-19/therapy ; Female ; Hospital Mortality ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Sex Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Clinical Trial ; Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Validation Study
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0258260
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  8. Article ; Online: AEgIS at ELENA: outlook for physics with a pulsed cold antihydrogen beam.

    Doser, M / Aghion, S / Amsler, C / Bonomi, G / Brusa, R S / Caccia, M / Caravita, R / Castelli, F / Cerchiari, G / Comparat, D / Consolati, G / Demetrio, A / Di Noto, L / Evans, C / Fanì, M / Ferragut, R / Fesel, J / Fontana, A / Gerber, S /
    Giammarchi, M / Gligorova, A / Guatieri, F / Haider, S / Hinterberger, A / Holmestad, H / Kellerbauer, A / Khalidova, O / Krasnický, D / Lagomarsino, V / Lansonneur, P / Lebrun, P / Malbrunot, C / Mariazzi, S / Marton, J / Matveev, V / Mazzotta, Z / Müller, S R / Nebbia, G / Nedelec, P / Oberthaler, M / Pacifico, N / Pagano, D / Penasa, L / Petracek, V / Prelz, F / Prevedelli, M / Rienaecker, B / Robert, J / Røhne, O M / Rotondi, A / Sandaker, H / Santoro, R / Smestad, L / Sorrentino, F / Testera, G / Tietje, I C / Widmann, E / Yzombard, P / Zimmer, C / Zmeskal, J / Zurlo, N

    Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences

    2018  Volume 376, Issue 2116

    Abstract: The efficient production of cold antihydrogen atoms in particle traps at CERN's Antiproton Decelerator has opened up the possibility of performing direct measurements of the Earth's gravitational acceleration on purely antimatter bodies. The goal of the ... ...

    Abstract The efficient production of cold antihydrogen atoms in particle traps at CERN's Antiproton Decelerator has opened up the possibility of performing direct measurements of the Earth's gravitational acceleration on purely antimatter bodies. The goal of the AEgIS collaboration is to measure the value of
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-02-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 208381-4
    ISSN 1471-2962 ; 0080-4614 ; 0264-3820 ; 0264-3952 ; 1364-503X
    ISSN (online) 1471-2962
    ISSN 0080-4614 ; 0264-3820 ; 0264-3952 ; 1364-503X
    DOI 10.1098/rsta.2017.0274
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  9. Article ; Online: A moiré deflectometer for antimatter.

    Aghion, S / Ahlén, O / Amsler, C / Ariga, A / Ariga, T / Belov, A S / Berggren, K / Bonomi, G / Bräunig, P / Bremer, J / Brusa, R S / Cabaret, L / Canali, C / Caravita, R / Castelli, F / Cerchiari, G / Cialdi, S / Comparat, D / Consolati, G /
    Derking, H / Di Domizio, S / Di Noto, L / Doser, M / Dudarev, A / Ereditato, A / Ferragut, R / Fontana, A / Genova, P / Giammarchi, M / Gligorova, A / Gninenko, S N / Haider, S / Huse, T / Jordan, E / Jørgensen, L V / Kaltenbacher, T / Kawada, J / Kellerbauer, A / Kimura, M / Knecht, A / Krasnický, D / Lagomarsino, V / Lehner, S / Magnani, A / Malbrunot, C / Mariazzi, S / Matveev, V A / Moia, F / Nebbia, G / Nédélec, P / Oberthaler, M K / Pacifico, N / Petràček, V / Pistillo, C / Prelz, F / Prevedelli, M / Regenfus, C / Riccardi, C / Røhne, O / Rotondi, A / Sandaker, H / Scampoli, P / Storey, J / Vasquez, M A Subieta / Špaček, M / Testera, G / Vaccarone, R / Widmann, E / Zavatarelli, S / Zmeskal, J

    Nature communications

    2014  Volume 5, Page(s) 4538

    Abstract: The precise measurement of forces is one way to obtain deep insight into the fundamental interactions present in nature. In the context of neutral antimatter, the gravitational interaction is of high interest, potentially revealing new forces that ... ...

    Abstract The precise measurement of forces is one way to obtain deep insight into the fundamental interactions present in nature. In the context of neutral antimatter, the gravitational interaction is of high interest, potentially revealing new forces that violate the weak equivalence principle. Here we report on a successful extension of a tool from atom optics--the moiré deflectometer--for a measurement of the acceleration of slow antiprotons. The setup consists of two identical transmission gratings and a spatially resolving emulsion detector for antiproton annihilations. Absolute referencing of the observed antimatter pattern with a photon pattern experiencing no deflection allows the direct inference of forces present. The concept is also straightforwardly applicable to antihydrogen measurements as pursued by the AEgIS collaboration. The combination of these very different techniques from high energy and atomic physics opens a very promising route to the direct detection of the gravitational acceleration of neutral antimatter.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-07-28
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/ncomms5538
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  10. Article ; Online: Experiments with low-energy antimatter

    Consolati G. / Aghion S. / Amsler C. / Ariga A. / Ariga T. / Belov A. / Bonomi G. / Bräunig P. / Bremer J. / Brusa R.S. / Cabaret L. / Caccia M. / Caravita R. / Castelli F. / Cerchiari G. / Chlouba K. / Cialdi S. / Comparat D. / Demetrio A. /
    Derking H. / Di Noto L. / Doser M. / Dudarev A. / Ereditato A. / Ferragut R. / Fontana A. / Gerber S. / Giammarchi M. / Gligorova A. / Gninenko S. / Haider S. / Hogan S. / Holmestad H. / Huse T. / Jordan E. J. / Kawada J. / Kellerbauer A. / Kimura M. / Krasnicky D. / Lagomarsino V. / Lehner S. / Malbrunot C. / Mariazzi S. / Matveev V. / Mazzotta Z. / Nebbia G. / Nedelec P. / Oberthaler M. / Pacifico N. / Penasa L. / Petracek V. / Pistillo C. / Prelz F. / Prevedelli M. / Ravelli L. / Riccardi C. / Røhne O.M. / Rosenberger S. / Rotondi A. / Sacerdoti M. / Sandaker H. / Santoro R. / Scampoli P. / Simon M. / Spacek M. / Storey J. / Strojek I. M. / Subieta M. / Testera G. / Widmann E. / Yzombard P. / Zavatarelli S. / Zmeskal J.

    EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 96, p

    2015  Volume 01007

    Abstract: Investigations on antimatter allow us to shed light on fundamental issues of contemporary physics. The only antiatom presently available, antihydrogen, is produced making use of the Antiproton Decelerator (AD) facility at CERN. International ... ...

    Abstract Investigations on antimatter allow us to shed light on fundamental issues of contemporary physics. The only antiatom presently available, antihydrogen, is produced making use of the Antiproton Decelerator (AD) facility at CERN. International collaborations currently on the floor (ALPHA, ASACUSA and ATRAP) have succeeded in producing antihydrogen and are now involved in its confinement and manipulation. The AEGIS experiment is currently completing the commissioning of the apparatus which will generate and manipulate antiatoms. The present paper, after a report on the main results achieved with antihydrogen physics, gives an overview of the AEGIS experiment, describes its current status and discusses its first target.
    Keywords Science ; Q ; Physics ; QC1-999
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher EDP Sciences
    Document type Article ; Online
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