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Antiproton Decelerator

The Antiproton Decelerator is not part of the proton chain to LHC collisions. It specializes in low-energy antiproton storage and experiments about antimatter behavior and trapping.

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Not part of the LHC injector chain; focuses on low-energy antiproton control.

RF deceleration + coolingtrapStronger deceleration → slower antiprotons → more of them survive the handoff into traps.AD ring · 5.3 MeV out
Particle speciesAntiprotons
FocusDeceleration and storage
Typical modeLow energy transport and trapping

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