Lead-Isotope Computations Connect Physics from the Subatomic to the Cosmic Scale (IMAGE)
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Researchers used supercomputers and statistics to predict properties of the heavy nucleus lead-208, consisting of 126 neutrons (red spheres) and 82 protons (blue spheres). The excess neutrons form a neutron skin. This can help explain neutron star mergers
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Image courtesy of Andy Sproles, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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Image courtesy of Andy Sproles, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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