The “Nested Doll” Nucleus Nitrogen-9 Stretches the Definition of a Nucleus to the Limit
Nitrogen-9 has only two neutrons to its seven protons and decays to an alpha particle by emitting five of its protons in stages.
Nitrogen-9 has only two neutrons to its seven protons and decays to an alpha particle by emitting five of its protons in stages.
Bayesian statistical methods help improve the predictability of complex computational models in experimentally unknown research.
Nuclear physicists have found the location of matter inside the proton that comes from the strong force - a fundamental force that holds protons together.
Researchers determined the neutron skin of lead-208 from experimental data collected in lead-lead collisions at the CERN Large Hadron Collider.
The Project 8 and He6-CRES collaborations use a new technique to set an upper limit on neutrino mass and prepare to test the nature of the weak force.
Forefront nuclear physics capabilities and machine-learning data analyses combine to generate new information on quantum energy levels in sulfur-38.
Scientists translate predictions of hydrodynamics into experimentally observable particle patterns.
Theoretical calculations and experimental data combine to reduce uncertainty in a key reaction rate in modelling high-energy solar neutrinos.
Quantum simulations reveal the presence of entanglement among the quarks produced in high energy collisions.
Scientists investigate neutrinoless double beta decay through neutrino mass and the nuclear structure of germanium-76.
A measurement tracking ‘direct’ photons from polarized proton collisions points to positive gluon polarization.
New theoretical work indicates that the future Electron Ion Collider can be used to measure the shape of atomic nuclei.
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