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 ...

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 ...

The Central Neutron Detector installed in Experimental Hall B. Silvia Niccolai and her team at the Laboratory of the Physics of the two Infinities Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), a joint research unit of ...

Earth’s atmosphere blocks many of these long wavelengths, meaning that a space-based radio telescope might be required for ...

Such "black neutron stars" were not thought possible ... The discovery was made by an international team using gravitational wave detectors in the US and Italy. Charlie Hoy, a PhD student from ...

Neutron stars are so heavy that a small teaspoon ... or even minutes of the gravitational wave detection. They take photographs of the sky and then digitally remove the stars, planets and galaxies ...

The cost of 3 He is prohibitive and this has led to a significant interest in finding new materials to construct neutron detectors. We are collaborating closely with port partners at AWE Ltd. and ...

Fast neutrons for atomic displacement research are produced by ... translated across the face of the imaging detector, and raised or lowered almost 12 inches, as needed. Remote web based access to ...

Neutron stars can have a resounding impact around the universe. Scientists recently announced the first detection of gravitational waves created by two neutron stars smashing into each other.

To accurately detect these tiny disturbances, detectors must first measure and understand nuclear recoils under a neutron beam to ensure proper calibration. "Radiation is the means by which we ...