Antimatter Containment Chamber

Antimatter is a topic of interest in the world of propulsion and energy applications, despite its current practical unsustainability. One method for antimatter containment is diamagnetic levitation of solid-state antimatter particles. Diamagnetism is a property of matter, which, in theory, transfers over to antimatter, allowing us to model the behavior of anti-lithium deuteride (LiD) inside a magnet matrix chamber by using graphite in a laboratory environment. By experimenting with various magnetic matrix configurations, we aim to prove the scalability of the diamagnetic properties to micron levels. If the findings suggest the magnetic forces at micron levels are sufficient to suspend a graphite particle, that opens the door to discussing the storage of antimatter, thus providing a commercially viable alternative to cryogenic liquid and gas antimatter containment chambers.