Nuclear isomers are crucial probes for studying the structure of nuclei. Unlike chemical isomers—which have the same chemical formula but different arrangements of atoms—nuclear isomers are nuclei ...
Physicists at Boston University have achieved what amounts to a long-sought benchmark in quantum measurement: detecting the spontaneous magnetic fluctuations of nuclear spins in a macroscopic sample w ...
Dr. Ivan Kojouharov (right) co-discovered 143 nuclear isomers, more than anybody else. The statistics were compiled by Professor Michael Thoennessen (left). Chemical elements, new isotopes, tiny ...