On this view, the nucleus is formed of n neutrons and p protons, and p is also the number ... which determines the position of the element in the periodic table. The mass number, A, is the sum ...

Because used nuclear fuel can be recycled several times through a fast nuclear reactor, it is worth more than gold.

Together they created heavier elements up to Uranium-238 ... the p-process where neutron-rich nuclei capture protons, and the s-process where a seed nucleus can capture a neutron.

In 1996 we were ready to synthesize element 112. We selected a beam and a target material so that the sum of their protons gave 112: a zinc beam consisting of 30 protons and 40 neutrons was used ...

How are stars born, and how do they die? How do they produce the energy that keeps them burning for billions of years? How do ...

With the success of the Nuri launch last year and the recent launch of the newly established Korea Aerospace Administration, interest in space has increased, and both the public and private ...

Zanini, L. Mezei, F. Batkov, K. Klinkby, E. and Takibayev, A. 2018. General use of low-dimensional moderators in neutron sources. Journal of Physics: Conference ...

When Jacklyn Gates graduated from Area Senior High in 2000, she thought she might want to be a veterinarian. That was until ...

Such elements can't even be created in nuclear furnaces at the hearts of the most massive stars. But the wreckage of neutron star smash-ups hides something else, too: a remnant that scientists ...

Scientists uncover new experimental data that will help them better understand how heavy elements are created in stars and the processes that shape the chemical makeup of the universe.

The Frontier supercomputer simulated magnetic responses inside calcium-48, depicted by red and blue spheres. Insights into ...