Particles pick pair partners differently in small nuclei

Newport News, VA (SPX) Sep 06, 2022

The protons and neutrons that build the nucleus of the atom frequently pair up. Now, a new high-precision experiment conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has found that these particles may pick different partners depending on how packed the nucleus is. The data also reveal new details about short-distance interactions between protons a