Nucleon numbers The research team found a new way of calculating the size of atomic nuclei such as the ones represented on this grid. (Courtesy: Serdar Elhatisari) A new way of calculating the size of ...
Ever stop to contemplate the size of an atom or ion? Martin Rahm, Roald Hoffmann, and Neil W. Ashcroft have. For consistency’s sake, these Cornell University scientists have just completed a ...
The results are an important stress test for theories and future experiments in atomic physics. 1.97007 femtometre (quadrillionths of a metre): That’s how unimaginably tiny the radius of the atomic ...