Wavy energy potential patterns from scattering nuclei reveal hidden information
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 09:12
in Physics & Chemistry
Anomalies always catch the eye. They stand out from an otherwise well-understood order. Anomalies also occur at sub-atomic scale, as nuclei collide and scatter off into each other—an approach used to explore the properties of atomic nuclei. The most basic kind of scattering is called 'elastic scattering,' in which interacting particles emerge in the same state after they collide.