During the contraction of this core, inverse β reactions take place and transform most of the nuclei and electrons into neutrons. If the mass of the neutron star does not exceed a critical value ...

A theoretical astrophysicist from the University of Kansas may have solved a nearly two-decade-old mystery over the origins ...

A theoretical astrophysicist may have solved a nearly two-decade-old mystery over the origins of an unusual 'zebra' pattern seen in high-frequency radio pulses from the Crab Nebula.

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

Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars and are one of the most exotic objects in the Universe with a gravitational field second only to black holes. They have the strongest magnetic fields in the ...

The temperature of elementary particles has been observed in the radioactive glow following the collision of two neutron stars and the birth of a black hole. This has, for the first time, made it ...

If you’re exploring the frontier of known particle physics, examining neutron stars, which produce some of the most intense magnetic and gravitational environments in the universe, is a good place to ...

Astronomers have traced the persistent emissions of some fast radio bursts to plasma bubbles, advancing our understanding of ...

He called it a neutron, and imagined it as a paired proton and electron. There was no evidence for any of these ideas. Chadwick kept the problem in the back of his mind while working on other things.

The possible emission rate of particle-stable tetraneutron, a four-neutron system whose existence has been long debated within the scientific community, has been investigated by researchers from ...

The emission of beta radiation provides evidence that neutrons and protons are made up of quarks. Beta (\(\beta^-\)) decay is the release of an electron by the change of a neutron to a proton.