It's been almost a century since the discovery of the main components of atomic nuclei: protons and neutrons. Initially, the new particles were considered indivisible. In the 1960s, however, there ...
Two measurement methods, two results By pure chance, without any reason at all, neutrons can spontaneously decay according to the laws of quantum theory – turning into a proton, an electron and ...
The 𝛽 decay of 24O was investigated at NSCL/MSU using a combination of neutron and 𝛾-ray spectroscopy. For the first time, the 𝛽-delayed neutron energy spectrum of 24O was measured, revealing three ...