February 21, 2023
Machine Learning Takes Hold in Nuclear Physics
As machine learning tools gain momentum, a review of machine learning projects reveals these tools are already in use throughout nuclear physics.
February 17, 2023
A Trial Run for Smart Streaming Readouts
Nuclear physicists test whether next generation artificial intelligence and machine learning tools can process experimental data in real time.
February 15, 2023
A Plutonium Needle in a Haystack
New results could significantly improve resonance ionization mass spectrometry ultra-trace analysis of plutonium isotopes.
February 13, 2023
Particles Pick Pair Partners Differently in Small Nuclei
Particles choose partners for short-range correlations differently when farther apart in light nuclei versus when packed closer together in heavy nuclei.
February 7, 2023
PREX, CREX, and Nuclear Models: The Plot Thickens
The results of parity-violating electron scattering experiments PREX and CREX suggest a disagreement with global nuclear models.
December 21, 2022
Building Bridges and Ladders in Astrophysics: Theory and Experiment Inform the Equation of State
A theoretical analysis of recent findings in neutron star research suggests the possibility of a phase transition in these stars’ interiors.
December 19, 2022
Decoding the Proton’s Response to an External Electromagnetic Field
New measurements show the proton’s electromagnetic structure deviates from theoretical predictions.
December 15, 2022
Deblurring Can Reveal 3D Features of Heavy-Ion Collisions
Deblurring, practiced in optics, can reveal three-dimensional features of nuclear collisions.
December 6, 2022
Scientists Narrow the Anchor Point in a Quantum Chromodynamics Critical Point Search
Colliding gold nuclei at various energies enables scientists to investigate phases of nuclear matter and their possible co-existence at a critical point.
November 28, 2022
Scientists Measure Calcium Nuclei’s Thin Skin
A first-of-its-kind measurement of the rare calcium-48 nucleus found a neutron-rich “thin skin” around a core of more evenly distributed protons and neutrons.