The shape of the xenon nucleus is no longer a mystery ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Yoctosecond imaging of the ground state of $$^{129}$$Xe at the Large Hadron Collider"
Physicists have reliably established for the first time: the xenon-129 nucleus is not a sphere, but a shape stretched in three directions at once, like a potato.
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The xenon nucleus is not a neat sphere, but a triple dumbbell. Physicists at the LHC, colliding it with other nuclei, have precisely measured this shape for the first time. The discovery promises a breakthrough in understanding nuclear forces and, possibly, creating new superheavy elements.
🎯 Triaxial nuclei, like quantum spinning tops, tumble in space, rotating around several axes at once. This creates an intricate pattern of their radiation.
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Christian DopplerD. B. McLaughlinDidier QuelozMichel MayorR. A. RossiterAlbert EinsteinStandard Model
spectroscopy
entropy
speed of lightLaws
second law of thermodynamicsDoppler effectprinciple of constancy of the speed of lightNoether's theoremBekenstein-Hawking entropymass–energy equivalence