What and how antimatter is created

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Antimatter is created through high-energy processes, primarily in particle accelerators like those at CERN. The discussion highlights resources such as slides from CERN conferences and Wikipedia articles that provide foundational knowledge on antimatter creation. Key methods include pair production, where energy is converted into particle-antiparticle pairs. Understanding these processes is essential for anyone interested in advanced physics and particle research.

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Can someone please explain me with what and how antimatter is created.

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There are plenty of resources on the internet if you google. You can also use the search function here on this forum.

Here are some good introductions altough.

http://indico.cern.ch/getFile.py/access?resId=3&materialId=slides&confId=a07146
http://indico.cern.ch/getFile.py/access?resId=3&materialId=slides&confId=a07147

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter (has many links)
 

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