When scientists fire beams of electrons at atomic nuclei, the resulting scattering patterns usually behave exactly as theory predicts. It’s one of the great strengths of modern nuclear physics. This ...

New benchmark for theoretical modelling The charge radii obtained from muonic helium-3 and helium-4 serve as important reference values for modern ab initio theories — that is, physical models that ...

During a deeply inelastic collision with a proton, a relativistic electron (highlighted in blue) can emit a high-energy photon (purple here) that penetrates interior of the proton, where it ‘sees’ ...

Fulfilling the dream of medieval alchemists, physicists have observed the transmutation of lead into gold—through nuclear physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's most powerful particle ...

Nuclear decay and fusion dynamics constitute central pillars in modern nuclear physics, with implications ranging from energy production and astrophysical phenomena to the synthesis of novel elements.

Photoproduction and spin asymmetries in deuteron reactions represent a pivotal research area in modern nuclear physics. These studies elucidate the intricate interplay between electromagnetic ...

Nuclear weapons tests are among the most violent events humans can trigger, and that violence leaves fingerprints in the Earth, sea, air, and even in orbit. The physics of shock waves, sound, and ...

A Los Alamos collaboration has replicated an important but largely forgotten physics experiment: the first deuterium-tritium (DT) fusion observation. As described in the article published in Physical ...

The committee will assess having an electron ion collider facility in the U.S. The committee will assess the scientific justification for a U.S. domestic electron ion collider facility, taking into ...