Protons pair up with neutrons

Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 13:49 in Physics & Chemistry

Research performed at the U.S. Department of Energy`s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has found that protons are about 20 times more likely to pair up with neutrons than with other protons in the nucleus. The result will be published online by the journal Science, at the Science Express website.

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