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Antimatter’s annihilation burns brightly

Particles’ obliteration may boost semiconductor luminescence.
Side view of the non-neutral plasma trap and phosphor screen

A circular screen (at the right end of the cylinder) emitted flashes of light after being bombarded with antimatter particles. Credit: E. V. Stenson

Luminescent materials can emit brighter light when hit by antimatter particles called positrons than when excited by the particles’ matter counterparts, electrons.

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Nature 556, 277 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-04697-x

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