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Muonic atoms unlock new possibilities in nuclear physics

Researchers have combined theory and experiments to show that nuclear polarization does not limit studies of muonic atoms, clearing the way for new nuclear physics experiments. University of ...
Science News

Physicists take a major step toward making a nuclear clock

The time is nigh for nuclear clocks. In a first, scientists have used a tabletop laser to bump an atomic nucleus into a higher energy state. It’s a feat that sets scientists on a path toward creating ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The World’s First Nuclear Clocks Are Ticking, Opening a New Way to Investigate Dark Matter and Other Mysteries of Physics

Two independent teams of scientists have created the first functional clocks that can keep ultraprecise time using the nuclei ...
Inverse

Physicists Are Closer Than Ever to Creating A Nuclear Clock That Could Change Physics Forever

The nucleus of an atom is now the modern version of sand flowing through an hourglass. Researchers have spent 15 years trying to increase accuracy in timekeeping. The U.S. standard currently relies on ...
New Scientist

First working nuclear clock heralds a new era in timekeeping

A clock based on radioactive thorium atoms realises a long-held ambition, demonstrating a technology that could eventually beat the accuracy of today’s best atomic clocks ...
ZME Science

Two Lightning Bolts Collided Over a Japanese Tower and Triggered a Microburst of Nuclear-Level Radiation

In the public imagination, lightning is already a powerful force, capable of splitting trees and igniting wildfires. But to ...
Phys.org

Nuclear mass measurement reveals new proton magic number

In nuclear physics, "magic numbers" identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei. Recognizing these numbers helps scientists better understand the structure ...

The world's first nuclear clock just ticked on — and it could help detect a fifth fundamental force of physics

By using a rare thorium nucleus as a timekeeper, physicists have demonstrated the first working nuclear clock, a device that could lead to even more precise clocks and new ways to search for dark ...
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Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

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Phys.org

Muonic atoms unlock new possibilities in nuclear physics

University of Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in muonic atom research, clearing the way for new nuclear physics experiments. A team at the UQ School of Mathematics and Physics has ...
Nature

Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics explores the quantum behaviour of electrons, atoms and light, and their mutual interactions across energy, length and time scales. In atoms and molecules, ...