antihydrogen spectroscopy

Antihydrogen spectroscopy is a technique used to study antihydrogen, the antimatter counterpart of hydrogen. In this process, scientists create antihydrogen atoms, which consist of an antiproton and a positron. By using powerful lasers, they analyze how antihydrogen absorbs light. This helps researchers compare antihydrogen’s properties with those of regular hydrogen. Understanding these similarities and differences can provide insights into fundamental physics, such as the laws governing matter and antimatter. This research could also shed light on why our universe is predominantly composed of matter rather than antimatter, a major question in cosmology.