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Study Confirms Excellent Irradiation Resistance of High-entropy Carbide Ceramics

A new study on the irradiation evaluation of high-entropy carbide ceramics (HECCs) has demonstrated their remarkable irradiation resistance at high temperature, shedding new light on the basic understanding of irradiation mechanisms of HECCs. Figure. BF-TEM images of RT-1E16 (a), RT-1E17 and 650℃-1E17 samples. (Image by ZHU Yabin)
　　A new study on the irradiation evaluation of high-entropy carbide ceramics (HECCs) has demonstrated th...

| 02 04, 2022

Researchers Observe Transverse Wobbling Bands in Neodymium-136

Researchers from the Institute of the Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators from France, Finland, Romania and other countries have recently observed the transverse wobbling bands at medium spin region of neodymium-136. The results have been published in Physical Review C. Researchers from the Institute of the Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators from France, Finland, Romania and other countries have recently observed ...

| 23 03, 2022

Study Reports (α,n) Reaction Dominates Weak r-process Nucleosynthesis in MHD Supernovae

A new study has indicated that the (α,n) reaction plays a dominative role in the nucleosynthesis of MagnetoHydrodynamically-Driven Supernovae (MHD-SNe), which provides a better insight into the origin of the lighter heavy elements. A new study has indicated that the (α,n) reaction plays a dominative role in the nucleosynthesis of MagnetoHydrodynamically-Driven Supernovae (MHD-SNe), which provides a better insight into the or...

| 09 03, 2022

New Study Probes X-ray Bursts from Low-mass X-ray Binaries

An international research team has performed a new measurement of an important astrophysical reaction, providing essential experimental data for understanding the light curve of X-ray bursts and the astrophysical environment in low-mass X-ray binaries. An international research team has performed a new measurement of an important astrophysical reaction, 22Mg(α, p)25Al, providing essential experimental data for understanding the light curve of X-...

| 27 10, 2021

Physicists Revisit Post-glitch Relaxation of 2000 Vela Glitch

Researchers at IMP and Xiamen University have lately investigated the post-glitch relaxation of the Vela glitch in 2000. The results have been published in The Astrophysical Journal. Researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Xiamen University have lately investigated the post-glitch relaxation of the Vela glitch in 2000. T...

| 18 02, 2022

Researchers Propose Probing Helium Dimer by Relativistic Highly Charged Projectiles

In a recent theoretical work published in Physical Review Letters, researchers at IMP and their collaborator suggests probing helium dimer by relativistic highly charged projectiles.In a recent theoretical work published in Physical Review Letters, researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborator suggest probing hel...

| 24 11, 2022

New Study Helps to Understand Cosmological Lithium Problem

An international research team has successfully updated the reaction rate based on latest experimental data, which removes the significant ambiguity in the cosmological lithium (Li) problem from the perspective of nuclear physics. Fig. 1 Artist’s representation of the evolution of the universe, with time flowing to the right in the direction of the red arrow. The 7Li(d,n)24He reaction takes place in the process of primordia...

| 17 11, 2022

Researchers Develope Separation Methods of Medical Isotope ²¹¹At

Researchers at IMP have conducted a study on production of 211At, which is an excellent radionuclide being investigated for use in targeted alpha therapy.Researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have conducted a study on production of 211At, which is an excellent radionuclide being investigated fo...

| 15 11, 2022

New Method to Prepare Low Specific Activity ⁹⁹Mo/^99mTc Generator

Researchers have conducted a study on preparation of low specific activity (LSA) 99Mo/99mTc generator, which has potential application prospect for the accelerator/reactor-based production of the medical isotope 99Mo.Figure 1. The investigation on preparation of LSA 99Mo/99mTc generator. (Image by WANG Jieru and QIN Zhi)
　　Researchers at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences...

| 01 11, 2022

Scientists Discover Spin Polarization Induced by Shear Flow

Chinese researchers recently discovered a new effect that can generate spin-polarization in fluid. The new effect, which is called "shear-induced polarization (SIP)", predicts that shear flow can induce polarization in the momentum space. Figure 1. left: the polarization induced by the vortical flow; right: the polarization induced by the shear flow. Red and yellow arrows represent the spin and momentum directions respectively. (Ima...