For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.

For decades, scientists believed that lead-208 (²⁰⁸Pb), the heaviest known "doubly magic" nucleus, was perfectly spherical.

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

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

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The atomic nucleus of lead-208, previously thought to be perfectly spherical, has been found to be slightly elongated, resembling a prolate spheroid. This ...

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.

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

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

Isotopes are different variants of an atomic element that differ only in the number of neutrons in the nucleus. In 2020, a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) discovered a ...