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 ...

In a surprising turn of events, an international team of scientists has found that lead-208 (208Pb), the heaviest known ...

Scientists have achieved an incredible feat—mapping the forces inside a proton with extreme precision, uncovering the immense ...

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a new method for predicting nuclear structures using the Frontier supercomputer.

mark), vital to the LEGEND research efforts. Ever since physicist Ernest Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus in 1911, studying its structure and behavior has remained a challenging task. More ...

UCLA physicists have developed a new thin film that uses far less of the rare thorium-229 while also being significantly less ...

The first direct measurement of the size of the neutrino, a fundamental particle, suggests they are at least larger than an atomic nucleus – but they could potentially be trillions of times larger.

A study published in Physical Review Letters by an international partnership led by the University of Surrey's Nuclear ...

Lead-208, recognized as the heaviest double magic isotope ever observed, has long served as a benchmark of stability and ...