2.0.1 Abby Swadling - The Spectroscopy of Antihydrogen

At the beginning of the universe, equal amounts of matter and antimatter were created. But in the universe today, all we see is regular matter. So where did all the the antimatter go? This is one of the biggest questions in particle physics. In this interview with Abby Swadling, a masters student at the University of Calgary, we learn about an international effort to measure the Lamb Shift transition of antihydrogen using the facilities at CERN. This work aims to add to our understanding of the properties of antimatter, an important piece in the puzzle that is the missing antimatter problem. 

• Mentor: Abby Swadling, MSc Student, University of Calgary
• Host and editor: Becky Booth, PhD Candidate, University of Calgary
• Produced by: Pooja Woosaree, PhD Candidate, University of Calgary

The PAM Talks gratefully acknowledges support from the University of Calgary Graduate Student Association Quality Money grant program.