A new optical fiber link between CERN and Paris will provide the Laboratory with an accurate frequency reference, enhancing ...

It produces an alpha particle (or Helium-4 nucleus) and a neutron, and releases 17.6 megaelectron volt (MeV) of energy in the form of kinetic energy of the products (3.5 MeV to alpha particle and 14.1 ...

Cosmic rays coming from outside the Solar System bring these particles closer to the Sun, where they experience changes ...

An unstable nucleus can emit a ‘package’ of two protons and two neutrons, called an alpha particle, to become more stable. Alpha radiation is made up of a stream of alpha particles emitted ...

An alpha particle consists of two protons and two neutrons and is often described as a helium nucleus. It is not the same as a helium atom as it does not contain any electrons but it is written ...

When it comes to building particle accelerators the credo has always ... Walton sits in the small observation cabin and watches the produced alpha particles on a fluorescent screen.

"Our Sun (Sol) is marked by a black hexagon, and its orbital path is indicated by a grey solid line (top row only). Alpha ...

An optical fibre link to the ALPHA experiment at CERN's Antimatter Factory will assist in precise measurements of the properties of antihydrogen ...