The very first element on the Periodic Table may be the key to solving mysteries hiding inside the atom’s nucleus. Nuclear ...

The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of star stuff.--Carl Sagan Almost all ...

This story was updated April 4 at 12:24 p.m. EDT. Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe, but why is that? To answer this question, "we need to go back to the Big Bang," said May Nyman, a ...

Understanding the origin of heavy elements on the periodic table is one of the most challenging open problems in all of physics. In the search for conditions suitable for these elements via ...

Measurements on neutron-rich nuclei help to refine models of how heavy elements came into existence Models for how heavy elements are produced within stars have become more accurate thanks to ...

In the course of observations of the neutrons produced by the bombardment of elements with accelerated heavy hydrogen ions, we have noticed repeatedly the production of remarkably strong ionising ...

WE have used the 110-in. Harwell cyclotron 1 as a source of high-energy neutrons for total cross-section measurements in good geometry. An internal beryllium target 8.9 mm. thick was bombarded by ...

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