SMRTR Science & EngineeringFeb 21, 2025Interesting Engineering

Breakthrough optical fiber link between CERN, Paris to boost antimatter research

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A new optical fiber link between CERN and Paris will provide ultra-precise frequency references for antimatter experiments, potentially revealing differences between matter and antimatter. The connection improves measurement precision for CERN's ALPHA experiment, which studies antihydrogen spectroscopy to test fundamental physics principles like CPT symmetry.

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