Xenon is a chemically inert, heavy noble gas (atomic number 54) used extensively as a model system in physical chemistry and materials science due to its closed-shell electronic configuration and well-characterized van der Waals interactions. In research, xenon serves as a probe in spectroscopy, NMR/MRI, and surface science, enabling studies of adsorption, diffusion, and confinement in porous and low-dimensional materials. Its high polarizability underlies accurate benchmarking of intermolecular potentials and quantum chemistry methods. Xenon’s multiple stable isotopes facilitate isotope-resolved investigations, while its participation in high-pressure compound formation provides insight into chemical bonding limits and planetary interior conditions.
In their search for dark matter, scientists from the XENON Collaboration are using one of the world's most sensitive dark matter detectors, XENONnT at the Gran Sasso Laboratory of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics ...
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Using xenon gas treatment and the latest technology is making climbing Mount Everest not just faster but also better for the environment, cutting down garbage and waste, a renowned mountain guide said Monday.
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Large, low-background detectors using xenon as a target medium are widely used in fundamental physics, particularly in experiments searching for dark matter or studying rare decays of atomic nuclei. In these detectors, the ...
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Over the past few years, scientists have demonstrated how cage-like, porous structures made of silicon and oxygen and measuring only billionths of a meter in size can trap noble gasses like argon, krypton, and xenon. However, ...
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