Isotonic (constant neutron number) systematics in the deformed rare-earth region have long suggested that nuclei with odd numbers of protons are more compact than their even-proton neighbors—except ...

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 ...

Researchers at the DarkSide collaboration have unveiled results from a seven-year experiment that tested whether dark matter particles could exist as composites of smaller, elementary particles. While ...

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 ...

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 ...

In making our predictions we sometimes rely on an infographic that we have been updating for a decade or so. It shows the ...

Jericho celebrates its 20th anniversary with a nuclear physics audit: the CBS drama got electromagnetic pulse right, confirmed by a 1962 US nuclear test. But fallout cleared in hours, not weeks. The ...

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 ...

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Mississippi State University Professor Benjamin Crider has been selected as a 2026 Experimental Physics Investigator by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, a distinction that places him among a ...

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 ...