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First-ever anti-atoms produced at CERN

Walter Oelert, leader of the team that created the first atoms of antihydrogen at the Low-Energy Antiproton Ring (LEAR). (Image: CERN)
Walter Oelert, leader of the team that created the first atoms of antihydrogen at the Low-Energy Antiproton Ring (LEAR). (Image: CERN)

An experiment led by Walter Oelert creates nine atoms of antihydrogen. This is the first time that antimatter particles are brought together to make complete atoms.

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