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Study Reveals Inconsistency in Nanoindentation Testing Using Different Berkovich Indenters

Researchers from IMP reported that using different Berkovich indenters for nanoindentation testing, excluding fused silica, yields inconsistent results. The researchers further analyzed the reasons behind this inconsistency.In a recent study published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology, researchers from the Materials Research Center of the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CA...

| 22 08, 2023

Scientists Derive New Reaction Rate for Rapid Proton Capture Process

Scientists have successfully derived new reaction rate based on the latest nuclear mass of sulfur-27. Type I X-ray bursts are the most frequent types of thermonuclear stellar explosions in the Galaxy. As the key nucleosynthesis process in X-ray bursts, the rapid proton capture process (rp-process) ...

| 21 07, 2023

Scientists Propose a New Method for Direct Fabrication of Sub-10 nm Nanopores

Chinese scientists have lately proposed a new method for direct fabrication of sub-10 nm nanopores using swift heavy ions.Chinese scientists have lately proposed a new method for direct fabrication of sub-10 nm nanopores in WO3 nanosheets using swift heavy ions. The results have been published in Nano Letters. The st...

| 20 06, 2023

Sixth conference of Nuclear Theory in Supercomputing Era held in Lanzhou

The sixth conference of Nuclear Theory in the Supercomputing Era (NTSE-2023) was successfully held from June 4 to 6 in Lanzhou, China.The sixth conference of Nuclear Theory in the Supercomputing Era (NTSE-2023) was successfully held from June 4 to 6 in Lanzhou, China.
　　The NTSE Conference is an important series of conferences ...

| 09 06, 2023

Scientists Propose an Optimized Point-Coupling Interaction for Covariant Density Functional Theory

Researchers proposed an optimized point-coupling interaction for the relativistic Hartree-Bogoliubov framework to quantify the nuclear bulk properties.New experiments based on the recent advancements in radioactive ion beams and detectors reveal a wealth of structural phenomena in exotic nuclei. Having theoretical nuclear models capable of descri...

| 06 06, 2023

Scientists Observe Hypernuclei Collective Flow in Heavy-ion Collisions

Researchers have observed the collective flow of hypernuclei in heavy-ion collisions for the first time. This achievement offers a new direction for studying hyperon-nucleon interactions in dense nuclear matter environments. Figure 1. Neutron stars are compact objects formed when massive stars collapse at the end of their lives. Hyperonuclei collective flow in high-energy heavy ion collisions can be used to extract hy...

| 29 05, 2023

Precision Mass Measurements Reveal Importance of Three-Nucleon Force in Modeling Atomic Nuclei

Using the new mass data, researchers investigated the proton-neutron interactions in the nuclei and discovered the bifurcation of the interaction, revealing the impact of three-nucleon force on modeling self-conjugate nuclei.Researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators have accurately measured masses of a series of nuclei. Using the new mass data, they ...

| 26 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