Table 1 Trap depths.

From: Description and first application of a new technique to measure the gravitational mass of antihydrogen

 

Energy (mK)

Condition

Minimum-B trap depth (without gravitational effects)

540

0 ms

 

100

10 ms

 

11

20 ms

 

1.2

30 ms

Gravitational

0.053

F=1

Potential energy

5.3

F=100

Polarization

2.7 × 10−7

Gap 10 V mm−1

Potential energy

2.7 × 10−9

Patch 1 V mm−1

  1. The minimum-B trap depth at various times, the change in the gravitational potential energy going from the top (y=+RWall) to the bottom (y=−RWall) of the trap, and the polarization potential energies. The ‘Gap’ polarization potential energy is the energy gained entering the gap between the electrodes, and the ‘Patch’ potential energy is the energy gained approaching a typical patch field region on the electrodes17.
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