A new study at ISOLDE finds no signature of a “magic” number of neutrons in potassium-51, challenging the proposed magic nature of nuclei with 32 neutrons
Our fifth story in the LHC Physics at Ten series looks at how the LHC has recreated and greatly advanced our knowledge of the state of matter that is believed to have existed shortly after the Big Bang
The finding is significant for both fundamental and medical research, as the element is a promising candidate for cancer treatment by targeted alpha therapy
Researchers have conducted the first search at a hadron collider for elementary particles with electric charges smaller than a tenth of the electron charge