Iron has a mass number of 56 and is one of the most stable of all the elements. We say that iron has a high binding energy per nucleon. Elements with lower and higher mass numbers per nucleon are ...

Because the mass of a proton is equivalent to a neutron, the relative mass of an atom is the same as its nucleon (mass) number. Neutrons have no charge. Protons are positively charged. So the ...

Researchers from Kyushu University, Japan have revealed how a special type of force within an atom's nucleus, known as the ...

It's a twenty-year-old question: how much do the constituent quarks and gluons contribute to the spin of a nucleon? New results from the COMPASS experiment add to the picture. Naively, the proton ...

Recent advancements in nucleon research have significantly deepened ... antimatter has the same properties as matter—same mass, same lifetime before decaying, and same interactions." ...

Nuclear properties are determined by forces that act between nucleons. In the project, in order to establish accurate and precise nuclear interactions, the three-nucleon forces are determined from ...

Researchers from Kyushu University, Japan have revealed how a special type of force within an atom’s nucleus, known as the three-nucleon force, impacts nuclear stability. The study, published in ...