Hacker News with Generative AI: Nuclear Physics

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
373 points by sohkamyung 6 days ago | 196 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 40 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 71 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 98 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 115 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 123 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 199 days ago | 49 comments
Laser excitation of Th-229 nucleus (phys.org)
Physics, Nuclear Physics, Scientific Research
44 points by shonenknifefan1 263 days ago | 5 comments
Physicists Know How the Strong Force Gets Its Strength (scientificamerican.com)
Physics, Science, Nuclear Physics
14 points by LinuxBender 280 days ago | 0 comments