![A neutron star accreting material from a companion star, producing periodic X-ray bursts. Inset shows how the new data affect the temperature dependence of the synthesis flow of chemical elements through the 22Mg(α,p)25Al reaction.](/-/media/np/images/highlights/2024/neutron_stars.jpg?h=295&w=525&la=en&hash=23D0EC28BF64213F299EBD30C7F38DCBD921FE676C6090B9339A8AD356B00BD4)
Scientists Directly Measure a Key Reaction in Neutron Star Binaries
Scientists study a key reaction in X-ray bursts, shedding light on the reaction mechanisms behind thermonuclear flare-ups during these events.
Scientists study a key reaction in X-ray bursts, shedding light on the reaction mechanisms behind thermonuclear flare-ups during these events.
The observation of a rare potassium-40 decay aids in estimating neutrinoless double-beta decay half-life and dating geological features.
Theorists propose nucleon energy-energy correlator as a probe to the gluon saturation phenomena at the future electron-ion collider.
Quantum entanglement changes in atomic nuclei in ways that differ from other systems.
Scientists develop a new method to characterize the properties of one of the four fundamental forces of nature.
Scientists test a novel design for superconducting switches in magnetic fields.
Scientists in nuclear physics, astrophysics, energy, national security, and medicine use a source of recommended nuclear data to advance their research.
Opposing teams of water-loving and oil-loving molecules separate metals called lanthanides that are important in developing clean energy technologies.
In a warmer world, microbes in drought-stricken soils convert less carbon to carbon dioxide and more to volatile intermediates.
A new correction factor for predicting dissolution rates uses measurable geological properties in fractured media.
Fluxonium qubits can build cutting-edge quantum devices that will harness the potential of quantum computing.
New insights reveal details of how strange matter forms.