Scientists discovered the lightest isotope of mendelevium thanks to the direct measurement of its mass number.
Data from the first observation of a neutron-star collision combined with input from modern nuclear theory narrow the range of neutron star radii.
Development of new particle accelerator components can make this niche research technology practical for industrial and medical applications.
A new analysis provides a clearer picture of the universe by considering the yield of fast particles in grazing versus head-on nuclear collisions.
Physicists get closer to solving the proton radius puzzle with unique new measurement of the charge radius of the proton.
Studying nuclear reactions using a Time Projection Chamber allows scientists to study stars’ internal processes.
New measurements offer insights into binding interactions that glue fundamental building blocks of matter together.
Measurements of the electromagnetic properties of radioactive antimony-129 provide unique insight into the nature of the proton-neutron interaction and nuclear shapes.
New experiments demonstrate the correlation of natural radiation, unpaired electrons, and decoherence in superconducting qubit devices.
New research and newly implemented techniques expand scientific understanding of isotopes whose nuclei have the “magic numbers” of less than 82 protons and more than 126 neutrons.
Nuclear theorists explore the properties of dense neutron matter to get at the core of neutron stars.
Scientists find the radioactive nucleus selenium-72 is football-shaped, answering a longstanding question about the nuclear shape of selenium isotopes.
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