The new Central Neutron Detector at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has successfully detected neutrons in ...

Recent advancements at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility have enabled physicists to explore the internal ...

Protons and neutrons–known collectively as nucleons–are both the building blocks of matter, but one of these particles has ...

The Central Neutron Detector installed in Experimental Hall B. Silvia Niccolai and her team at the Laboratory of the Physics ...

James Chadwick’s discovery of the neutron in 1932 opened a new era in physics. Today, neutron detection is widely used in fundamental physics (especially in the measurement of nuclear cross-sections ...

Extreme stars may possess mountains similar to those found on moons in our solar system, potentially creating detectable ...

Gamma rays emerging from neutron stars at the hearts of supernova explosions could solve the mystery of dark matter — in just ...

The University of Tennessee's neutron source enhances education by providing hands-on learning opportunities for students and ...

A new detector at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has successfully observed neutrons in configurations and at angles where they had previously ...

The nature of dark matter has puzzled astronomers since discovering that 85% of the universe's matter is invisible through ...