Unexpected shape of lead-208 nucleus prompts reevaluation of atomic nuclei models
An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey's Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the ...
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Physicists Thought This “Doubly Magic” Atomic Nucleus was Perfectly Spherical. An Unexpected Discovery Says Otherwise.
A long-held belief involving lead-208 challenges past beliefs that the element’s atomic nucleus is a perfect sphere.
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Poorly understood force helps keep atomic nuclei stable
Three-nucleon force affects nuclear stability, impacting element formation and stellar evolution. The force increases energy ...
Germanium detectors help ORNL physicists unlock the mysteries of the universe
Ever since physicist Ernest Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus in 1911, studying its structure and behavior has ...
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Breakthrough study challenges long-held beliefs about the shape of atomic nuclei
An international research collaboration has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 is perfectly spherical. The discovery challenges fundamental assumptions about ...
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Scientists uncover clues about atomic nucleus shape and dark forces
The results confirmed the original anomaly, but thanks to new nuclear theory calculations from researchers at TU Darmstadt, ...
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How big is a neutrino? We're finally starting to get an answer
Our estimates of the size of a neutrino span from smaller than an atomic nucleus to as large as a few metres, but now we are ...
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Physicists unveil atomic nucleus deformation in hunt for dark forces
The international team also used the data to get direct information about the deformation of the atomic nucleus in ytterbium ...
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Neutrinos' Quantum Size Likely Thousands Of Times Larger Than Atomic Nuclei
The approach, called the Beryllium Electron capture in Superconducting Tunnel junctions experiment (BeEST) works because the ...