Researchers develop a novel method to study nuclear reactions on short-lived isotopes involved in explosions of stars phys.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phys.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Michigan State University (MSU) will build on its 60-year track record in accelerator-based nuclear physics leadership by refurbishing the history-making K500 cyclotron and installing it as the heart of a new chip-testing facility for next-generation semiconductor devices.
EAST LANSING – This past Monday morning, May 2, the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Michigan State University (MSU) held an opening ceremony for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) in the Cobb Great Hall at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts. FRIB is a new DOE accelerator facility officially completed this year,.
Study Sheds Light on Stellar Origin of 60Fe miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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60Fe yield in 18 solar mass star. Blue lines (LMP) are calculations based on previous decay rate, red lines (present work) are those based on the new measurement.. view more
Credit: Physical Review Letters
Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators have recently made great progress in the study of the stellar beta-decay rate of
59Fe, which constitutes an important step towards understanding
60Fe nucleosynthesis in massive stars. The results were published in
Physical Review Letters on April 12.
Radioactive nuclide
60Fe plays an essential role in nuclear astrophysical studies. It is synthesized in massive stars by successive neutron captures on a stable nucleus of