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One Photon or Two?
First mixed matter/anti-matter probe aims to solve decade-old proton puzzle.
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Reaping Radioisotopes
Researchers harvest long-lived isotopes that are difficult or impossible to acquire otherwise.
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Ripples Ruffle Primordial Plasma
RHIC physicists discover key evidence for a long-debated phenomenon in particle collisions.
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Major Gains in Ion Production for Radioactive Beams
Nuclear physics research with radioactive beams enhanced by high- efficiency charge-breeding techniques.
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What Is the Size of the Atomic Nucleus?
The neutron skin of the nucleus calcium-48 is much thinner than previously thought.
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Shape Matters in Nuclear Physics Collisions
Nuclear physicists colliding football- and sphere-shaped ions discover evidence supporting a paradigm shift in the birth of the quark-gluon plasma.
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First Measurement of the Force that Makes Antimatter Stick Together
Antiproton pairs generated in high-energy heavy-ion collisions interact with a strong attractive force.
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Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology Yields New Process for Producing...
Using tools that enable nuclear physics research into the heart of matter, scientists created a material for applications from aerospace to solar panels.
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Don’t Touch: How Scientists Study the Reactions inside Stars
Indirect method let scientists determine stellar reaction rates, providing detailed information about the universe.
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DOE Isotope Program Provides Target Material for the Discovery of Superheavy...
New element 117 and its decay products establish the existence of long-sought Island of Stability.
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Zooming in on Gluons' Contribution to Proton Spin
New data that "wimpy" gluons, the glue-like particles that bind quarks within protons, have a big impact on proton spin.
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Confirmed: Heavy Barium Nuclei Prefer a Pear Shape
Cutting-edge experiment with a beam of radioactive barium ions provides direct evidence of nuclear pear-shape deformation.
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Jet Tomography of Hot Matter
Using fast particles to probe hot matter in nuclear collisions.
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Demonstrating Strong Electric Fields in Liquid Helium for Tests of...
Team’s approach enables a highly sensitive search for a neutron electric dipole moment, which provides insights into the nature of the universe.
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Improved Tests of the Weak Nuclear Force from Beta Decay
Studies of the neutrinos emitted in the radioactive decay of nuclei held in an ion trap allow sensitive searches for new interactions.
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Helium: When You Must be Sure it’s Ultra-Pure
A new method detects residual contaminants in ultra-pure helium gas, critical to nuclear physics experiments.
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Polarized Partners: Spinning Electrons Yield Spinning Positrons
Researchers demonstrate a new technique for producing polarized positrons that could improve manufacturing and lead to new discoveries.
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First Light Shines in Instrument Designed to Solve the Neutrino Controversy
KATRIN project achieves transmission of electrons through completed apparatus, opening new doors to understanding the universe.
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Chemistry for the Bottom of the Periodic Table
Techniques to investigate chemical properties of super heavy elements lead to improved methods for separating heavy metals.
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Rare Nickel Atom Has “Doubly Magic” Structure
Supercomputing calculations confirm that rare nickel-78 has unusual structure, offering insights into supernovas.
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