Explore the fundamental components of an atom: protons, neutrons, and electrons. This video discusses why the traditional model of the atom is inaccurate, highlighting the unpredictable nature of ...

A research team led by Professor Randolf Pohl from the Institute of Physics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has achieved a significant ...

For the first time, the team conducted laser spectroscopy experiments on muonic helium-3 at the Paul Scherrer Institute in ...

Subtle quantum effects within atomic nuclei can dramatically affect how some nuclei break apart. By studying 100 isotopes ...

For decades, physicists have relied on the principle of symmetry to simplify and understand the complex behaviors of ...

In a recent study, ALICE scientists measured the way that lead ions colliding in the LHC sometimes transform into gold and ...

Until now, atoms have never been imaged interacting freely in space, but a new technique known as non-resolved microscopy has changed that. MIT physicists were able to successfully capture images of ...

One of the most fundamental questions in nuclear physics is how many neutrons can be bound in an atomic nucleus with a given number of protons. For the fundamental isotope hydrogen, which contains ...

Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts.

Deeper down, the enormous gravity allows for exotic, rare isotopes to exist in abundance ... in the crushing environment. Here, neutrons, protons and some electrons roam freely.

with heavy elements and isotopes forged and then expelled out into space as the star is ripped apart. The process of protons converting into neutrons, along with free neutrons escaping into the ...

By understanding how they interact with neutrons and protons, astrophysicists can also gain a better grasp of the intensely strange physics believed to occur inside the heart of neutron stars.