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Testing quantum electrodynamics in extreme fields using helium-like uranium
Quantum electrodynamics (QED), the quantum field theory that describes the interaction between light and matter, is commonly regarded as the...
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Selective NMR observation of the SEI–metal interface by dynamic nuclear polarisation from lithium metal
While lithium metal represents the ultimate high-energy-density battery anode material, its use is limited by dendrite formation and associated...
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Attosecond delays between dissociative and non-dissociative ionization of polyatomic molecules
The interplay between electronic and nuclear motions in molecules is a central concept in molecular science. To what extent it influences attosecond...
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The 5α condensate state in 20Ne
The formed 4 He ( α ) clusters consisting of two neutrons and two protons can be a building block in light nuclear systems. Intriguingly, these alpha...
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Fermian guesstimation can boost the wisdom-of-the-inner-crowd
How can people’s ability to make accurate estimations be boosted? Psychological research on the wisdom-of-the-inner-crowd suggests that people’s...
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Anomalous cyclic in the neutrino oscillations
Neutrino physics is one of the most important topics in particle physics and cosmology. As it is known, neutrinos are weakly interacting fundamental...
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Energy of the 229Th nuclear clock transition
Owing to its low excitation energy and long radiative lifetime, the first excited isomeric state of thorium-229, 229m Th, can be optically controlled...
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Assessment of image reconstruction algorithm coupled with fine-resolution array of Cherenkov detectors
The ability to reconstruct fine-resolution images in a high-count-rate environment is an ongoing challenge to the fields of nuclear security,...
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Physico-chemical study of complexation of silver ion (Ag+) by macrocyclic molecules (hexa-Helicenes) based on statistical physics theory: new description of a cancer drug
In recent papers, it is found that the silver-[6]Helicene complex can be used as a cancer drug but the interaction silver-hexaHelicene has not yet...
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Observation of a correlated free four-neutron system
A long-standing question in nuclear physics is whether chargeless nuclear systems can exist. To our knowledge, only neutron stars represent near-pure...
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Satellite Laser-Ranging as a Probe of Fundamental Physics
Satellite laser-ranging is successfully used in space geodesy, geodynamics and Earth sciences; and to test fundamental physics and specific features...
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Navigating the 16-dimensional Hilbert space of a high-spin donor qudit with electric and magnetic fields
Efficient scaling and flexible control are key aspects of useful quantum computing hardware. Spins in semiconductors combine quantum information...
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Advanced antireflection for back-illuminated silicon photomultipliers to detect faint light
Silicon photomultipliers have attracted increasing attention for detecting low-density light in both scientific research and practical applications...
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The Higgs boson turns ten
The discovery of the Higgs boson, ten years ago, was a milestone that opened the door to the study of a new sector of fundamental physical...
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RadioLab project: knowledge of radon gas in Italy
RadioLab is an Italian project, addressed to school-age people, and designed for the dissemination of scientific culture on the theme of...
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X-ray pum** of the 229Th nuclear clock isomer
The metastable first excited state of thorium-229, 229m Th, is just a few electronvolts above the nuclear ground state
1 –4 and is accessible by vacuum...
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Convergence of the Laplace and the alternative multipole expansion approximation series for the Coulomb potential
Multipole expansion is a powerful technique used in many-body physics to solve dynamical problems involving correlated interactions between...
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Spin relaxation of electron and hole polarons in ambipolar conjugated polymers
The charge-transport properties of conjugated polymers have been studied extensively for opto-electronic device applications. Some polymer...
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Atomic-scale imaging of a 27-nuclear-spin cluster using a quantum sensor
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a powerful method for determining the structure of molecules and proteins
1 . Whereas conventional NMR requires...