Models for how heavy elements are produced within stars have become more accurate thanks to measurements by RIKEN nuclear physicists of the probabilities that 20 neutron-rich nuclei will shed neutrons ...

Researchers have captured the first direct, momentum-resolved evidence that certain lattice vibrations carry measurable ...

"Neutron stars are really fascinating from the points of view of both nuclear physics and astrophysics," said ORNL nuclear astrophysicist Kelly Chipps, who led a study published in Physical Review ...

Led by Kelly Chipps of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists working in the lab have produced a signature nuclear reaction that occurs on the surface of a neutron star ...