An international team of researchers has systematically measured the β-decay half-lives of 40 nuclei near calcium-54, ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected breakdown of nuclear order in a remarkably symmetric atom, challenging long-standing ideas about where such effects can occur.

Known as “islands of inversion,” these regions are found among a sea of normal nuclei. Now, a new island may have been ...

Atomic nuclei are often described as orderly systems. Certain numbers of protons or neutrons, called magic numbers, usually produce especially stable and spherical nuclei. These numbers fill entire ...

Schematic figure of the experimental setup. (a) A Mo-92 beam impinges on a primary beryllium target, producing several nuclides, including Mo-86. The secondary beam then collides with a secondary ...

Magic numbers usually keep nuclei stable and spherical, but radioactive isotopes have revealed “Islands of Inversion,” where ...