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Matter and antimatter scrutinized

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A search for differences in the charge-to-mass ratio of protons and antiprotons, conducted at unprecedented levels of precision, results in stringent limits to the validity of fundamental physical symmetries. See Letter p.196

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Figure 1: Particle and antiparticle motion.

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  1. Klaus P. Jungmann is at the Van Swinderen Institute for Particle Physics and Gravity, University of Groningen, 9447AA Groningen, the Netherlands.,

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