Zooming in on Gluons' Contribution to Proton Spin
New data that "wimpy" gluons, the glue-like particles that bind quarks within protons, have a big impact on proton spin.
New data that "wimpy" gluons, the glue-like particles that bind quarks within protons, have a big impact on proton spin.
Cutting-edge experiment with a beam of radioactive barium ions provides direct evidence of nuclear pear-shape deformation.
Using tools that enable nuclear physics research into the heart of matter, scientists created a material for applications from aerospace to solar panels.
The neutron skin of the nucleus calcium-48 is much thinner than previously thought.
Antiproton pairs generated in high-energy heavy-ion collisions interact with a strong attractive force.
Nuclear physicists colliding football- and sphere-shaped ions discover evidence supporting a paradigm shift in the birth of the quark-gluon plasma.
Indirect method let scientists determine stellar reaction rates, providing detailed information about the universe.
Novel experiments measure unusual thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen with a rare oxygen isotope.
New electron spectroscopy technique may lead to an improved neutrino mass determination.
First mixed matter/anti-matter probe aims to solve decade-old proton puzzle.
RHIC physicists discover key evidence for a long-debated phenomenon in particle collisions.
Nuclear physics research with radioactive beams enhanced by high-efficiency charge-breeding techniques.