Researchers have combined theory and experiments to show that nuclear polarization does not limit studies of muonic atoms, clearing the way for new nuclear physics experiments. University of ...

Chapters: 0:00 Become dangerously interesting 1:29 Atomic components & Forces 3:55 What is an isotopes 4:10 What is Nuclear ...

The size of a nucleus (nuclear charge radius) is an important physical quantity that reflects the arrangement of protons and ...

Recent advancements at the ATLAS user facility are enhancing operations and efficiency to help unlock new insights into the universe’s fundamental forces. Here, scientists explore our fundamental ...

Chinese and European scientists have unveiled prototypes that usher in a new era of timekeeping, using thorium-229 as their ...

Solving the nuclear many-body problem is a key challenge in nuclear physics – it deals with understanding the behavior of the protons and neutrons (called nucleons) inside atomic nuclei. These ...

Professor Zsolt Podolyak, an experimental nuclear physicist at the University of Surrey’s School of Mathematics and Physics, ...

Two independent teams have realized the first clocks based on transitions within atomic nuclei. The new nuclear clocks represent the culmination of more than 20 years of research and could become ...

Two independent teams have built operating nuclear clocks—devices that might one day rival the best atomic clocks and offer ...

The Florida State University low-energy nuclear physics lab has received new funding from the National Science Foundation to improve the investigation of atomic nuclei and to perform experiments ...

Nuclear physics investigates the properties, structure and reactions of atomic nuclei, the dense assemblies of protons and neutrons bound by the strong nuclear force. Central themes include the ...

University of Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in muonic atom research, clearing the way for new nuclear physics experiments. A team at the UQ School of Mathematics and Physics has ...