Thursday, July 16, 2026
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Single fission experiment maps excess gamma rays from more than a dozen unstable nuclei

In a single experiment, physicists have measured the "excess" emission of high-energy gamma rays from more than a dozen heavy, unstable atomic nuclei. Mapping the gamma-ray emissions of so many isotopes produced in nuclear fission marks an important step toward a better understanding of one of the k...

Single fission experiment maps excess gamma rays from more than a dozen unstable nuclei
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In a single experiment, physicists have measured the "excess" emission of high-energy gamma rays from more than a dozen heavy, unstable atomic nuclei. Mapping the gamma-ray emissions of so many isotopes produced in nuclear fission marks an important step toward a better understanding of one of the key phenomena in modern nuclear physics: the fission process itself.

Originally published at Phys.org

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