Laser spectroscopy of an antiprotonic helium ([Formula: see text]He+) atom, a neutral three-body Coulomb system consisting of an antiproton, a helium nucleus, and an electron has so far contributed to the determination of antiproton mass and charge to a precision of 10-8. Recently, we have succeeded in producing long-lived (τ [Formula: see text] 100 ns) antiprotonic helium ions (two-body system: [Formula: see text]He++). This was done by stopping ∼50 keV antiprotons decelerated by using an "inverse linac" (RFQD) in a very low-density helium gas target and selectively populating the ionic level by using laser tagging. It may be possible to use this two-body ion for future high-precision work.PACS Nos.: 36.10.k, 34.90.+q, 25.43.+t