Read article 'Belle observes b → d'
Belle observes b → d
The Belle collaboration, with a detector operating at the KEKB facility, has recently reported that they have observed the rare b → d transitions.
Read article 'Belle observes b → d'
Read article 'DEAR pins down kaonic hydrogen'
DEAR pins down kaonic hydrogen
The DEAR (DAFNE Exotic Atoms Research) experiment at the DAFNE φ factory at Frascati has performed the most accurate determination of the effect of the strong interaction on the binding energy of kao...
Read article 'Double dose of magic proves key to element production'
Double dose of magic proves key to element production
Researchers at Michigan State University's National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) have reported the first measurement of the half-life of nickel-78.
Read article 'Mystery deepens as pentaquarks refuse to make an appearance'
Mystery deepens as pentaquarks refuse to make an appearance
Preliminary data on the hot topic of the search for pentaquarks were presented at the April Meeting of the American Physical Society by the Jefferson Laboratory's CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer (...
Read article 'News from the frontline in the hunt for exotic nuclei'
News from the frontline in the hunt for exotic nuclei
In Russia last summer 220 scientists attended an international symposium reviewing present and future research into exotic nuclei.
Read article 'ICHEP lays on a Chinese banquet of physics'
ICHEP lays on a Chinese banquet of physics
The ICHEP '04 conference provided a major opportunity to review a wide range of recent progress in particle physics.
Read article 'High-precision masses test the Standard Model at ISOLTRAP'
High-precision masses test the Standard Model at ISOLTRAP
The atomic mass of a nucleus is important in a wide range of physics, as it conveys information on the nuclear binding energy. It is a unique property of each of the more than 3000 known nuclides. Now...
Read article 'Jefferson Lab’s journey into the nucleus'
Jefferson Lab’s journey into the nucleus
Experiments at the boundary of nuclear physics and particle physics are providing a clearer view of the nucleus in terms of the basic quarks and gluons, as Douglas Higinbotham describes.
Read article 'The new transversity council of Trento'
The new transversity council of Trento
A recent workshop on new developments in nucleon spin structure, held at the ECT* in Trento, revived memories of the famous Council of Trento of 1530.
Read article 'ISOLDE goes on the trail of superlatives'
ISOLDE goes on the trail of superlatives
The superlarge nuclei studied at CERN's ISOLDE facility can now vie for attention with the superdeformed and the superheavy, as David Lunney explains.
