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Nobel Focus: Limited Freedom for Quarks

Phys. Rev. Focus 14, 15 (2004) – Published October 11, 2004

The theorists who explained how quarks could be loosely bound yet inseparable won the 2004 physics Nobel Prize.

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Look Ma, No Electrons!

Phys. Rev. Focus 11, 27 (2003) – Published June 19, 2003

A pair of naked nuclei could be held together temporarily by lasers and perhaps engage in nuclear fusion, according to a new theory.

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Missing Nuclei: Gone for a Reason

Phys. Rev. Focus 10, 16 (2002) – Published October 11, 2002

Improved calculations show in detail why there are no nuclei composed of five or eight particles in nature.

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Gazing into a Nuclear Mirror

Phys. Rev. Focus 9, 20 (2002) – Published April 23, 2002

A comparison of nuclei with opposite numbers of protons and neutrons shows that the two nuclear particles are similar as can be.

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A Finer Cut of Light

Phys. Rev. Focus 9, 8 (2002) – Published February 8, 2002

The world’s most powerful lasers may be able to produce light pulses 100,000 times shorter than today’s shortest.

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Antiprotons Map Nuclear Surface

Phys. Rev. Focus 8, 11 (2001) – Published August 21, 2001

Antiprotons map the surfaces of heavy nuclei.

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The Incredible Shrinking Nucleus

Phys. Rev. Focus 7, 11 (2001) – Published March 1, 2001

A strange quark dramatically shrinks the size of a nucleus.

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Left-Handed Nuclei

Phys. Rev. Focus 7, 4 (2001) – Published January 30, 2001

Certain asymmetrically shaped nuclei can be left-handed or right handed.

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Electrons Quit Ignoring the Nucleus

Phys. Rev. Focus 6, 8 (2000) – Published August 21, 2000

Two research teams have observed rare interactions between atomic electrons and their nuclei.

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One Less Bottleneck for Fusion

Phys. Rev. Focus 6, 7 (2000) – Published August 18, 2000

A team of physicists has made the cleanest measurement yet of the central process in muon catalyzed fusion, a type of nuclear fusion that does not require superhot temperatures.

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Nucleus Is Larger than Life

Phys. Rev. Focus 4, 29 (1999) – Published December 9, 1999

To a beam of ultracold neutrons, a gadolinium nucleus looks enormous, swallowing neutrons approaching within a distance 10,000 times its diameter.

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Two New Elements

Phys. Rev. Focus 4, 8 (1999) – Published August 9, 1999

Nuclear physicists have discovered elements 118 and 116.

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Accelerator Astrophysics

Phys. Rev. Focus 4, 2 (1999) – Published July 9, 1999

Nuclear Physicists have produced the first data from the first facility in the US to accelerate high quality radioactive beams.

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Molecules inside a Nucleus

Phys. Rev. Focus 3, 10 (1999) – Published February 18, 1999

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A New Spin on Nobelium

Phys. Rev. Focus 3, 3 (1999) – Published January 19, 1999

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The Boiling Point of Quarks

Phys. Rev. Focus 2, 29 (1998) – Published December 4, 1998

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The Difference between Protons and Neutrons

Phys. Rev. Focus 2, 25 (1998) – Published November 18, 1998

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In Search of Boiling Nuclei

Phys. Rev. Focus 1, 13 (1998) – Published May 11, 1998

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A Supernova Puzzle is Resolved

Phys. Rev. Focus 1, 4 (1998) – Published March 27, 1998

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