Three-nucleon force affects nuclear stability, impacting element formation and stellar evolution. The force increases energy ...

They ran a neutron production system for 1,250 hours using a 1.7-megawatt proton beam. This feat was accomplished using Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), a powerful research facility that uses ...

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 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.

Carnegie Mellon University's Professor Curtis Meyer and his research colleagues explore an uncharted world inside protons and ...

Researchers are delving into the world of starquakes to understand the densest matter in the universe within neutron stars. This study not only bridges the gap between astronomy and nuclear physics ...

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.

Physicists know from previous experiments that what happens at the nuclear scale to protons and neutrons also affects their ...

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a highly sensitive sensor ...