Neutron star mergers are collisions between neutron stars, the collapsed cores of what were once massive supergiant stars.

"The creation of heavy elements such as uranium and plutonium necessitates extreme conditions," said physicist Matthew ...

Understanding the origin of heavy elements on the periodic table is one of the most challenging open problems in all of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — In a physics first, a team including scientists from the University at Buffalo and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a way to make beams of neutrons ...

This supplement is an update of Technical Report Series No. 318, Compendium of Neutron Spectra and Detector Responses for Radiation Protection Purposes (1990), that takes into account the major ...

Fast neutron reactors can also fission other fissile elements, covering the full spectrum of neutron cross sections. TerraPower’s Natrium reactor is one such fast reactor, and it’s the world ...

In this environment, Mumpower’s team suggest that energetic photons in a jet collide with protons to create a neutron and a ...

The fast neutron spectrum allows fast reactors to largely increase the energy yield from natural uranium as compared to thermal reactors. This high utilization of fuel can extend nuclear power ...