A method to take snapshots of exploding nuclei could hold clues about the fundamental properties of gold, uranium and other ...

Another popular method is to bombard nuclei with high-energy electrons, analysing the scattering data to infer structural ...

CERN researchers found that atomic nuclei shapes impact high-energy collision outcomes, offering new insights into nuclear ...

CERN researchers have presented strong evidence for the "doubly magic" nature of Tin-100, a rare isotope with exceptional ...

Neutrons might have unknown excited states. Scientists reveal that this could explain their variable lifespan. An unresolved ...

Scientists have demonstrated a new way to use high-energy particle smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to reveal subtle details about the shapes of atomic nuclei. The method is ...

Physicists have made a breakthrough in the development of a nuclear clock, a new kind of ultraprecise clock that could ...

Nuclear fission has powered our world and medical advancements for decades. What exactly happens when an atom's nucleus splits into two parts?

But a team led by Aurel Bulgac, a physics professor at UW, has conducted the first fully microscopic, quantum many-body simulation of a nucleus's neck rupture to produce the most accurate description ...

The most promising nucleus for a potential nuclear clock is currently thought to be thorium-229, with nuclear excitation states that require photons of about 8 eV, over 200,000 times higher. That ...