Browse Physics

Germanium-76 is a rare example of a nucleus with a triaxial symmetry in its ground state.

Lasers produce a beam of neutrons intense enough for practical experiments, extending the reach of neutron sources to small-scale laboratories.

A precise mass measurement of an exotic zinc isotope gives new insight into the composition of the crust of neutron stars, the possible birthplace of heavy elements.

Muon capture experiments provide a rare opportunity to measure the effects of quark interactions in the proton.

A new way of topologically labeling the pasta phases thought to exist in neutron stars could help researchers sort out how the phases contribute to star cooling.

A proposed mechanism for photon production in quark-gluon plasma can increase our understanding of its properties.

Cosmic rays may be used to capture images of damaged reactors at the Fukushima power plant in Japan.

New calculations of core-collapse supernovae show how bizarre nuclear structures—called pasta—develop in the dense core of a dying star.

Knocking out neutrons or protons from an isotope of oxygen provides a successful test of an equation that relates nuclear masses.

A new limit on the half-life of neutrinoless double-beta decay sets an upper limit on the Majorana neutrino mass

Singly ionized helium-6 is an ideal atom for testing the quantum mechanical response of electrons to a decaying nucleus.