Protons Pair Up With Neutrons: Finding Sheds New Light On Structure Of Nuclear Systems
Monday, June 2, 2008 - 22:14
in Physics & Chemistry
New research has found that protons are about 20 times more likely to pair up with neutrons than with other protons in the nucleus. The result, based on the first-ever simultaneous measurement of such pairings and their constituents, could have implications for understanding the structure of nuclear systems from light nuclei to neutron stars.