They're manufacturing it at CERN in Europe.... Do they sell it? How much does an atom of antihydrogen cost? I want one!
2007-05-04 01:48:21 · 11 answers · asked by Skepticat 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
yes, but you have to pay with anti-money.
it goes for about a anti-dollar per ounce.
2007-05-04 01:51:38 · answer #1 · answered by engineeringguru 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Antimatter For Sale
2016-10-02 10:33:51 · answer #2 · answered by tosto 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, you cannot buy it now. However, in the future you might be able to but there are still alot of problems with the process.
Antihydrogen requires 10 billion times more energy than it produces. For example, the antimatter produced each year at CERN could power a 100 watt light bulb for 15 minutes.
However, this is from CERN; self-contained antiproton factory", the Antiproton Decelerator (or AD), is operational at CERN . It will produce the low energy antiprotons needed for a range of studies, including the synthesis of antihydrogen atoms - the creation of antimatter.
Good Luck!
2007-05-04 02:06:21 · answer #3 · answered by Imperator 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Antimatter annihilates on contact with regular matter, equal amount of regular matter annihilates as well, lots of energy produced in this process.
Given the fact, regular matter is everywhere on our planet, it should be clear, how it's hard to contain antimatter. May be they are able to contain anti nuclei for some short time period, but not anti atoms.
2007-05-04 03:11:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Antiproton Decelerator (or AD), is operational at CERN. It never hurts to ask (but somehow I doubt they'll agree -think of the liability alone)!
Dr. H
2007-05-04 02:38:37 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was for sale, I'm pretty sure you couldn't afford it but anyways if they did announce that then that would be the end of CERN.
2007-05-04 02:00:05 · answer #6 · answered by Shre 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Imagine that it cannot be stored, just trapped in electromagnetic fields for short period of time; so even it is for sale, it has to be used in "status nascendi".
2007-05-04 02:02:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hehehe. It's not the antimatter that's expensive. It's the containment system for it ☺
Doug
2007-05-04 01:52:03 · answer #8 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure - but if they ever made small, marinated Italian appetizers out of anti matter - would they just be called 'pasto'?
2007-05-04 02:20:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yep i saw a few on ebay. they are selling like hot cakes...or is it anti-cakes.
2007-05-04 02:03:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋