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Nuclear physics

Nuclear physics

Physicists detect nuclear decay in the recoil of a levitating sphere

07 Aug 2024 Isabelle Dumé
Diagram showing a sphere with a radioactive particle embedded in it, trapped in the focus of a laser beam and emitting an alpha particle
Alpha recoil: Conceptual drawing of the experiment, which detects the nuclear decay of individual helium nuclei by embedding radioactive atoms in a micron-sized object and measuring the object’s recoil as a particle escapes from it. (Courtesy: J Wang)
Physicists in the US have detected the nuclear decay of individual helium nuclei by embedding radioa

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