In nuclear physics, "magic numbers" identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

Magic numbers" in nuclear physics identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei.

Fifty experts on nuclear physics, particle physics and astrophysics met at CERN from 9 to 13 June to discuss how to use ...

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Astronomers from the University of Turku have detected quasi-periodic oscillations in an X-ray binary, XTE J0111.2−7317, ...

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A Magnetar is one of the most fascinating and terrifying objects in the universe. Known as the most powerful magnet in existence, a magnetar has a magnetic field that is billions of times stronger ...

The question of where atoms come from requires a lot of physics to be answered completely – and even then, physicists only have good guesses to explain how some atoms are formed.

The High-Brilliance Neutron Source Phase I (HBS-I) has reached an important milestone. The neutron source project has been ...