News tagged with atomic nucleus
What will the Large Hadron Collider reveal?
With its successful test run at the end of 2009, the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland, seized the world record for the highest-energy particle collisions created by mankind. We can now reflect ...
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Time reversal: A simple particle could reveal new physics
(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple atomic nucleus could reveal properties associated with the mysterious phenomenon known as time reversal and lead to an explanation for one of the greatest mysteries of physics: the ...
Oct 11, 2011 |
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A Theory of Dark Matter
Among the most astounding, unexpected, and important achievements of the past century (or even more) have been the discoveries of dark matter and dark energy, collectively dubbed the "dark sector."
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Astronomers discover most massive neutron star yet known (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope (GBT) have discovered the most massive neutron star yet found, a discovery with strong and wide-ranging impacts across ...
Oct 27, 2010 |
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New picture of atomic nucleus emerges
(PhysOrg.com) -- When most of us think of an atom, we think of tiny electrons whizzing around a stationary, dense nucleus composed of protons and neutrons, collectively known as nucleons. A collaboration between ...
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Two neutrons at the same time: Discovery of dineutron decay
(Phys.org) -- Nuclear physicists recently witnessed an atomic nucleus do something that nobody had ever seen one do before – two neutrons at the same time.
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Proposed nuclear clock may keep time with the Universe
(PhysOrg.com) -- A proposed new time-keeping system tied to the orbiting of a neutron around an atomic nucleus could have such unprecedented accuracy that it neither gains nor loses 1/20th of a second in 14 ...
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Extra large carbon
An exotic form of carbon has been found to have an extra large nucleus, dwarfing even the nuclei of much heavier elements like copper and zinc, in experiments performed in a particle accelerator in Japan. ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Gravity-like theories give insight into the strong force
A new computation of the constant that describes the strength of the force between the quarks in a proton may help theorists tackle one of the most challenging problems of physics: analytically solving the theory of QCD and ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Radioactive isotope of tin confirmed to have doubly magic nucleus
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in the U.S. and U.K. have demonstrated that the short-lived radioactive and neutron-rich isotope tin-132 has a doubly magic nucleus.
May 28, 2010 |
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Physicists hunt for a trace of the elusive, invisible geoneutrino
Princeton University proclaimed this month that some of its physicists had helped discover an invisible particle known as a geoneutrino.
Jul 26, 2010 |
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For the First Time, Scientists Measure the Size of a One-Neutron Halo with Lasers
Atomic nuclei are normally compact structures defined by a sharp border. About twenty-five years ago, it was discovered at the University of California in Berkeley that there are exceptions to this picture: ...
Feb 20, 2009 |
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Explained: Bandgap
Why do some materials work well for making solar cells or light-emitting diodes (LEDs), while other materials don't? One key factor is having the right bandgap.
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Isotope near 'doubly magic' tin-100 flouts conventional wisdom
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tin may seem like the most unassuming of elements, but experiments performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are yielding surprising properties in extremely short-lived ...
Oct 21, 2010 |
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'Faster-ticking clock' indicates early solar system may have evolved faster than we think
Our solar system is four and a half billion years old, but its formation may have occurred over a shorter period of time than we previously thought, says an international team of researchers from the Hebrew University of ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 01, 2012 |
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