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HIAF Breaks World Record in Beam Intensity for Oxygen Ions

The High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF), a major national scientific and technological infrastructure project, successfully passed a key performance test for its oxygen ion beam on December 12, setting a new world record for beam intensity.The High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF), a major national scientific and technological infrastructure project, successfully passed a key performance test for its oxygen ion beam on...

| 13 12, 2025

China’s High-Intensity Heavy-Ion Accelerator Facility Completes Beam Commissioning

The High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF), one of China’s major scientific and technological infrastructure projects, successfully completed beam commissioning on October 28, marking a crucial milestone in its construction.Figure 1. Aerial View of HIAF. (Image from IMP)The High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF), one of China’s major scientific and technological infrastructure projects, successfully com...

| 31 10, 2025

Low Energy High Intensity Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility Passed Acceptance Inspection

The Low Energy high intensity heavy ion Accelerator Facility (LEAF), independently developed by IMP, passed the expert panel acceptance inspection organized by the National Natural Science Foundation of China on December 9.The Low Energy high intensity heavy ion Accelerator Facility (LEAF), independently developed by the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), passed the expert pan...

| 11 12, 2024

Physicists Discover Heaviest Antimatter Hypernucleus to Date

Physicists from the STAR Collaboration have observed a new antimatter hypernucleus, antihyperhydrogen-4, for the first time. This is the heaviest antimatter hypernucleus discovered in experiments to date.Antihyperhydrogen-4 created in a heavy-ion collision (Image by IMP)Physicists from the STAR Collaboration have observed a new antimatter hypernucleus, antihyperhydrogen-4, for the first time. This ...

| 23 08, 2024

Physicists Discover Molecule-like Structure of Nuclear Ground State

Scientists have recently discovered a molecular-type structure in the ground state of atomic nuclei. Scientists from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with their collaborators, have recently discovered a molecular-type structure in the ground state of ...

| 24 11, 2023

Researchers Propose a New Host Configuration for Lithium Anodes Using Nuclear Track Method

Chinese researchers have lately proposed a new 3D host configuration for lithium anodes using the nuclear track method. The results have been published in Advanced Energy Materials.Chinese researchers have lately proposed a new 3D host configuration for lithium anodes using the nuclear track method. The results have been published in Advanced Energy Materials.
　　The study w...

| 23 05, 2023

Precision Mass Measurements of Nuclei Reveal Properties of Neutron Star

Researchers have measured the masses of several key nuclei with high-precision by employing a state-of-the-art storage-ring mass spectrometry technique. Figure. The detector system of nuclear mass spectrometer based on the Cooling Storage Ring (CSR) in Lanzhou. (Image from IMP)
　　Researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese...

| 04 05, 2023

Researchers Fabricate Mechanical Metamaterials with Ultra-high Energy Absorption Capacity

Chinese researchers lately have successfully fabricated mechanical metamaterials with ultra-high energy absorption capacity using the ion track technology. The results were published in Nature Communications as Editors' Highlights. Fig. 1 The SEM image of a FIB-milled quasi-BCC beam nanolattice. (Image from IMP)
　　Chinese researchers have successfully fabricated mechanical metamaterials with ultra-high energy absorption cap...

| 21 04, 2023

Physicists Observe Global Spin Alignment in Heavy-Ion Collisions

Physicists from STAR Collaboration have reported the first observation of the global spin alignment signal in heavy-ion collisions. Published in Nature on January 18, the study provides a potential new avenue for understanding the strong interaction at work at the sub-nucleon level. Physicists from STAR Collaboration have reported the first observation of the global spin alignment signal in heavy-ion collisions. Published in Nature on January 18, the study provides a potential...

| 19 01, 2023

Scientists Discover the Strongest Isospin Mixing in Beta Decays

Scientists have discovered the strongest isospin mixing ever observed in β decay experiments, presenting a direct challenge to our understanding of nuclear force.Fig. 1 β-delayed two-proton decay of phosphorus-26. (Image by JIAN Hao)
　　Scientists from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators h...

| 11 12, 2022