Hacker News with Generative AI: Nuclear Physics

'Naive' science fan faces jail for plutonium import (yahoo.com)
A "science nerd" who wanted to collect all the elements of the periodic table could face jail time after ordering radioactive material over the internet.
Science, Crime, News, Nuclear Physics
189 points by geox 11 days ago | 158 comments
Unexpected shape of lead-208 nucleus prompts reevaluation of atomic nuclei model (phys.org)
An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey's Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 (²⁰⁸Pb) is perfectly spherical.
Physics, Nuclear Physics, Science, Atomic Structure
7 points by rolph 38 days ago | 0 comments
Unexpected shape of lead-208 nucleus prompts reevaluation of atomic nuclei model (phys.org)
An international research collaboration led by the University of Surrey's Nuclear Physics Group has overturned the long-standing belief that the atomic nucleus of lead-208 (²⁰⁸Pb) is perfectly spherical.
Physics, Science, Nuclear Physics, Atomic Nuclei
14 points by wawayanda 39 days ago | 0 comments
The other 99% (cerncourier.com)
Ultraperipheral collisions are shedding light on gluon saturation, gluonic hotspots and nuclear shadowing.
Physics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, CERN
40 points by rbanffy 54 days ago | 7 comments
Natural fission reactors in the Franceville basin, Gabon (sciencedirect.com)
Natural nuclear fission reactors are only known in two uranium deposits in the world, the Oklo and Bangombé deposits of the Franceville basin: Gabon.
Nuclear Physics, Geology, Gabon, Science, Uranium
68 points by nickcotter 61 days ago | 20 comments
Superheavy element half-life measurements push back the limits of stability (chemistryworld.com)
The limit of known half-lives of superheavy massive nuclei has been pushed down by two orders of magnitude with the observation of the half-life of a neutron deficient rutherfordium isotope.
Science, Chemistry, Physics, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Chemistry
22 points by bookofjoe 64 days ago | 11 comments
Why the weak nuclear force is short range (profmattstrassler.com)
The “range” of a force is a measure of the distance across which it can easily be effective.
Physics, Nuclear Physics, Science
374 points by sohkamyung 81 days ago | 200 comments
Major leap for nuclear clock paves way for ultraprecise timekeeping (nist.gov)
A powerful laser shines into a jet of gas, creating a bright plasma and generating ultraviolet light. The light leaves a visible white line as it interacts with leftover gas in the vacuum chamber. This process helps scientists precisely measure the energy needed to excite the thorium-229 nucleus, which is the core of a future nuclear clock.
Nuclear Physics, Timekeeping, Technology, Scientific Advancements
12 points by abbeyj 115 days ago | 10 comments
Imaging shapes of atomic nuclei in high-energy nuclear collisions (nature.com)
Atomic nuclei are self-organized, many-body quantum systems bound by strong nuclear forces within femtometre-scale space.
Physics, Nuclear Physics, Science, Quantum Mechanics
60 points by bookofjoe 146 days ago | 5 comments
Transmutation of Uranium and Thorium by Neutrons (1939) (wellesu.com)
An interview with Sci-Hub Founder Alexandra Elbakyan,Who exactly should pay for academic research
Science, Nuclear Physics, History, Academia
14 points by keepamovin 173 days ago | 8 comments
Are there individual protons and neutrons in a nucleus? (stackexchange.com)
The popular science material always talks about the number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus, but I've always wondered if that's a real thing nuclear physicists believe or if it is just a convenient model.
Physics, Nuclear Physics, Quantum Mechanics
24 points by firebaze 190 days ago | 19 comments
Coherent spin dynamics between electron and nucleus within a single atom (nature.com)
The nuclear spin, being much more isolated from the environment than its electronic counterpart, presents opportunities for quantum experiments with prolonged coherence times.
Quantum Mechanics, Physics, Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics
4 points by PaulHoule 198 days ago | 0 comments
Nuclear spectroscopy breakthrough could rewrite fundamental constants of nature (newsroom.ucla.edu)
Nuclear Physics, Science, Fundamental Constants
90 points by geox 274 days ago | 49 comments
Laser excitation of Th-229 nucleus (phys.org)
Physics, Nuclear Physics, Scientific Research
44 points by shonenknifefan1 338 days ago | 5 comments
Physicists Know How the Strong Force Gets Its Strength (scientificamerican.com)
Physics, Science, Nuclear Physics
14 points by LinuxBender 354 days ago | 0 comments