In contrast to classical physics, multi-particle decay is a phenomenon unique to the quantum world. Magnesium-18 exemplifies such an exotic system, positioned far from the dripline. Spitting out ...

Radioactive decay is a fundamental process in nature by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation. Studying nuclear decay modes is crucial for understanding properties of atomic ...

An international team of nuclear physicists has created zinc-54 for the first time. Moreover, they have confirmed that it can undergo two-proton decay, a rare process that has only been seen in one ...

No one has observed any evidence for proton decay. That might be disappointing professionally for physicists, but it’s good news for the universe. If it turns out to be possible, proton decay could be ...

Nuclear physicist Evangeline Downie hadn’t planned to study one of the thorniest puzzles of the proton. But when opportunity knocked, Downie couldn’t say no. “It’s the proton,” she exclaims. The ...

The fact that the neutron is slightly more massive than the proton is the reason why atomic nuclei have exactly those properties that make our world and ultimately our existence possible. Eighty years ...