The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $322,422 Project Grant to Purdue University to provide theoretical and computational support for the experimental search for differences between the hydrogen atom and its antimatter counterpart, antihydrogen, by the ALPHA collaboration. The grant, funded through the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports the Principal Investigator, graduate students, and undergraduate students in simulating basic processes in the ALPHA experiment, including laser cooling, non-linear stochastic heating of antihydrogen, predictions of spectra in strong fields, and sympathetic cooling of plasmas. The goal is to improve the precision and accuracy of antihydrogen measurements, enabling high-precision tests of matter/antimatter symmetry. The award period runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.
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