For Protons and Neutrons, Things Aren’t the Same Inside Nuclei
Nuclear physicists find that the internal structures of protons and neutrons may be altered in different ways inside nuclei.
Nuclear physicists find that the internal structures of protons and neutrons may be altered in different ways inside nuclei.
A first-of-its-kind measurement of the rare calcium-48 nucleus found a neutron-rich “thin skin” around a core of more evenly distributed protons and neutrons.
Colliding gold nuclei at various energies enables scientists to investigate phases of nuclear matter and their possible co-existence at a critical point.
Researchers study the energy and angular dependence of how neutrons scatter off materials to improve reactor safety and efficiency.
Scientists measure the proton’s electric and magnetic polarizabilities using the High Intensity Gamma Ray Source (HIGS).
The observation of a resonance in the beryllium-11 nucleus suggests that the proton emission from beryllium-11 is a two-step process rather than a dark matter decay channel.
Experiments confirm the NUCLEI collaboration’s predictions of the existence of the tetraneutron.
Theoretical study exploits precision of new heavy ion collision data to predict how gluons are distributed inside protons and neutrons
A weak proton emission following beta decay constrains the formation of elements in stellar nova explosions and determines their peak temperature.
Long predicted by theory with support from supercomputers, this combination of neutrons advances nuclear physics
The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams has demonstrated an innovative liquid-lithium charge stripper to accelerate unprecedentedly high-power heavy-ion beams.
Using Earth-based particle accelerators, scientists measure the reactions that take place in stars to produce carbon.