The picture shows a close-up of one carbon atom. A hydrogen atom has one proton as the nucleus and one electron in the region outside the nucleus. The electron and proton are attracted to each other.

Previously this reaction enabled the measurement of protons. However, detecting neutrons in DVCS has been a challenging task. For the first time, the researchers were able to detect neutrons using ...

The word magic is not often used in the context of science. But in the early 1930s, scientists discovered that some atomic nuclei – the center part of atoms, which make up all matter – were more ...

For the first time, scientists have acquired direct evidence of rare, pulsing pear-shaped structures within atomic nuclei of ...

In the case of lead-208—the heaviest stable isotope known so far—a team of researchers led by physicist Jack Henderson ...

He called it a neutron, and imagined it as a paired proton and electron. There was no evidence for any of these ideas. Chadwick kept the problem in the back of his mind while working on other things.

Scientists have achieved an incredible feat—mapping the forces inside a proton with extreme precision, uncovering the immense ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have revealed an unprecedented map of the forces acting within a proton. This map ...

The SNS offers unprecedented research opportunities due to its intensely bright neutrons and world-class instruments. EQ-SANS is one of 19 instruments available at SNS for users such as Ünnep and ...