A novel experiment has revealed a phenomenon called the Bohr–Weisskopf effect in a pear-shaped nucleus in a molecule for the ...

Scientists have developed a new method that can help them probe inside atom’s nucleus. Developed by researchers at MIT, the ...

The key is to embed a radium atom in a molecule, which contains and intensifies the activities of its electrons, explains ...

This image depicts the radium atom’s pear-shaped nucleus of protons and neutrons in the center, surrounded by a cloud of electrons (yellow), and an electron (yellow ball with arrow) that has a ...

MIT scientists used radium monofluoride atom to observe electrons entering atomic nuclei, revealing new details of nuclear magnetism.

MIT researchers have devised a new molecular technique that lets electrons probe inside atomic nuclei, replacing massive particle accelerators with a tabletop setup. By studying radium monofluoride, ...

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THE interesting results recorded by Mr. Eve in the preceding letter on the relative conductivity of gases for very penetrating Röntgen rays removes the strongest objection that has been urged against ...

A radium atom and polyatomic molecule are held between the electrodes of an ion trap. Jayich’s team will use the radium molecule to search for time symmetry violation. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!