We used precision laser spectroscopy to study independent nuclear observables of elusive, short-lived indium isotopes for the first time. Clear parabolic trends in the measured nuclear deviation from spherical shape showed minima at very specific nuclear configurations, also known as magic numbers. Our results were compared to state-of-the-art theoretical predictions to confirm the predicted enhanced stability of one of the critical isotopes in nuclear physics, 100Sn
From ScienceNews, Theoretical physicist Tracy Slatyer proposes ways in which dark matter could show up in observations.
In today's seminar, September 17, 2024, at CERN, Joshua Bendavid, a research scientist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, PhD 2013), presented an exciting breakthrough by the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Charge radii differences in mirror nuclei, which have opposite numbers of protons and neutrons, can help constrain parameters for the equation of state nuclear matter, which describes the properties of astrophysical objects such as neutron stars.
In the first quintillionth of a second, the universe may have sprouted microscopic black holes with enormous amounts of nuclear charge, MIT physicists propose.
MIT professors Roger Levy, Tracy Slatyer, and Martin Wainwright appointed to the 2024 class of “trail-blazing fellows.”
