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Antihydrogen’s more than fine spectrum

Antihydrogen is the simplest atom of pure antimatter. Measurements of a pair of ultraviolet spectral lines with laser spectroscopy provide stringent bounds on the magnitude by which a symmetry between matter and antimatter may be violated.

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Fig. 1: 1S and 2S energy levels of antihydrogen with and without a magnetic field.

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Hori, M. Antihydrogen’s more than fine spectrum. Nat. Phys. 21, 179–180 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02733-4

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