nuclear physics

Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies the constituents and interactions of atomic nuclei.

21 results

ISOLDE sees shape shifting in gold nuclei

The finding comes a little more than 50 years after the phenomenon was first discovered at the facility in mercury nuclei

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Physics
15 November, 2023
Physics
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15 November, 2023

An even closer look at magic tin

A measurement of the indium-99 atomic nucleus in a long-lived excited state offers an even closer look at the special “doubly magic” tin-100 nucleus than a previous measurement in the ground state

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Physics
20 July, 2023
Physics
News
20 July, 2023

Nuclear physics at CERN: a hub for interdisciplinary research

Fundamental research at the ISOLDE and n_TOF facilities at CERN has applications in a wide variety of areas of astrophysics, medical physics, energy and more

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Knowledge sharing
28 September, 2022
Knowledge sharing
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28 September, 2022

CERN to host Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics conference and public astronomy talk

The public astronomy talk will be held in the Globe of Science and Innovation on 30 August and the Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics conference will be held in the main auditorium from 5 to 9 September

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At CERN
30 August, 2022
At CERN
Announcement
30 August, 2022

ISOLDE data get deluxe theoretical treatment

A unique combination of high-quality experimental data and several state-of-the-art nuclear-physics models has resulted in an excellent agreement between experiment and theory

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Physics
14 January, 2022

Bismuth isotopes also alternate from spheres to rugby balls

The unusual nuclear physics phenomenon, first discovered at CERN’s ISOLDE facility 50 years ago, had until now been seen only in mercury isotopes

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Physics
18 November, 2021

Grabbing magic tin by the tail

The ISOLTRAP experiment at CERN’s ISOLDE facility has weighed the neighbouring indium nuclei of tin-100, shedding new light on this special “doubly magic” nucleus

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Physics
23 September, 2021
Physics
News
23 September, 2021

CERN approves two new experiments to transport antimatter

The experiments are compact enough to be transported in a small truck or van

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Physics
26 March, 2021

Potassium nucleus loses some of its magic

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

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Physics
29 January, 2021
Physics
News
29 January, 2021

ISOLDE steps into unexplored region of the nuclear chart

Knowledge of this almost uncharted region could help cast light on how gold and other heavy elements form in the universe

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Physics
27 January, 2020

ISOLDE’s new Offline 2 source nears completion

The final touches are being put to the new test facility to ready it for operation

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Experiments
07 October, 2019