In nuclear physics, "magic numbers" identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

Fifty experts on nuclear physics, particle physics and astrophysics met at CERN from 9 to 13 June to discuss how to use ...

Unlike previous designs requiring massive accelerators, this powerful but portable particle gun harnesses a novel electromagnetic technique to smash hydrogen protons into lithium atoms to achieve ...

3D render of the new 2 MV coaxial tandetron particle accelerator to be installed in NPL's neutron measurement facility (Image: NPL) NPL said the new facility "will play a critical role in the safe and ...

The number of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom is equal to the number of protons in the atom’s nucleus. Neutron Particle in the nucleus that has almost the same mass as a proton but has no ...

A neutron star is the collapsed core of a massive star that has gone supernova, and can contain up to nearly three times the mass of our sun in a spherical volume just about 6.8 miles (11 ...

When the ESS gets up and running, it will initially be home to 15 neutron-based instruments—many of which have very good names like ODIN, BEER, T-REX, and BIFROST)—each of which will be set up ...

The moderators will slow down the neutrons generated during the spallation process to an energy level that the scientific instruments can use. ‘The neutron energy really matters in a neutron facility, ...

In many ways, neutrons are mysterious. They are everywhere, present in the nucleus of all elements. Yet they can be difficult to detect: unlike protons or electrons, they possess no charge, and when ...