He called it a neutron, and imagined it as a paired proton and electron. There was no evidence for any of these ideas. Chadwick kept the problem in the back of his mind while working on other things.

Neutron stars can have a resounding impact around the universe. Scientists recently announced the first detection of gravitational waves created by two neutron stars smashing into each other ...

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Artist's impression of a neutron star falling into a black hole Scientists have detected two collisions between a neutron star and a black hole in the space of 10 days. Researchers predicted that ...

It is more massive than collapsed stars, known as "neutron stars", but has less mass than black holes. Such "black neutron stars" were not thought possible and will mean ideas for how neutron ...

A 1-Megawatt research reactor produces thermal neutrons for radioactivation purposes and for digital neutron radiography. Fast neutrons for atomic displacement research are produced by both the ...

This site presents the energy and photon intensity of gamma rays as seen in thermal-neutron capture in two tables, one in ascending order of gamma energy and a second organized by Z, A of the target.

Researchers from the Department of Physics of the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) have found new information about the ...

Former President Jimmy Carter is marking his 100th birthday — the first former president in United States history to do so. Carter celebrated Tuesday in his backyard in Plains, Georgia ...

If possible, this could help scientists determine if the massive dying star that launches the detected supernova leaves a black hole or a neutron star in its wake. Since the first detection of ...

The cosmic ray neutron sensor (CRNS) is such a device that monitors soil water content in a non-invasive and continuous way. This publication provides background information about this novel technique ...

Neutron scattering at the SNS and ORNL's High Flux Isotope Reactor, or HFIR, is an essential technique for advancing materials research to support the U.S. economy and offer solutions to ...