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GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung Leads Global Ranking in Nuclear Isomer Discoveries

(IN BRIEF) GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt has achieved a world-leading position in the discovery of nuclear isomers, with 192 identified to date according to a new statistical analysis published in Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables. The ranking … Read the full press release

University of York scientists in an international team of physicists demonstrated pear-shaped atomic nuclei

10-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The researchers’ findings, which contribute to our understanding of nuclear structure and the underlying fundamental interactions, are presented in the journal Nature today. Most nuclei that exist naturally are not spherical, but are the shape of a rugby ball. … Read the full press release