Making Matter from Collisions of Light (IMAGE)
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Two gold ions (Au) moving in opposite directions close to the speed of light (v≈c) are each surrounded by a cloud of real photons (γ). When these photons collide, they create a matter-antimatter pair: an electron (e-) and positron (e+).
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Image courtesy of Brookhaven National Laboratory
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