Apparatus and method for long-term storage of antimatter

An apparatus for the long-term storage of antimatter comprising:

• an evacuated, cryogenic container;
• a source of positrons and a source of electrons;
• a plurality of positrons and electrons provided by said source of positrons and said source of electrons so as to be in capture relation to one another within said evacuated, cryogenic container so as to allow for the formation of a plurality of positronium atoms;
• a source of microwave energy interconnected with said container;
• and
• a fabry-perot, microwave resonator located within said evacuated, cryogenic container forming a circularly polarized standing wave within which said plurality of positronium atoms rotate.

A method for storing antimatter for a long period comprising the steps of:

• (A) creating a plurality of positronium atoms within an evacuated, cryogenic container;
• (B) generating a circularly polarized standing wave within capture relation to said plurality of positronium atoms;
• and
• (C) maintaining said circularly polarized standing wave by the measured addition of microwave energy.