Measuring how efficiently an isotope captures neutrons of various energies both confirms and refutes some surprising recent results. Read More »
Researchers have characterized the temperature-induced frequency shifts of a thorium-229 nuclear transition—an important step in establishing thorium clocks as next-generation frequency standards. Read More »
Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider have measured the spin parity of a charm-quark-hosting particle, offering a new test of theoretical models. Read More »
Observations of molybdenum nuclei have revealed no signs of a speculative nuclear decay called neutrinoless double-beta decay, setting a strong constraint on this process. Read More »
Researchers are unraveling the influence of energetic particles on the stability of plasmas in fusion reactors. Read More »
A new computational method could help scientists understand the shapes of deformed nuclei from first principles. Read More »
The discovery of an isotope, rutherfordium-252, whose ground state forestalls fission for just 60 nanoseconds, could help theorists understand the cosmic synthesis of superheavy elements. Read More »
Simulations of neutron stars provide new bounds on their properties, such as their internal pressure and their maximum mass. Read More »
Minerals exposed during an ancient Mediterranean Sea desiccation should reveal damage caused by muons, providing evidence of enhanced cosmic-ray fluxes. Read More »
Nuclear scattering data suggest the possible observation of a predicted but never-observed nuclear vibration. Read More »
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