NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Using the first new method in half a century for measuring the size of the proton via electron scattering, the PRad collaboration has produced a new value for the proton's radius in ...

High energy proton-proton scattering is a cornerstone of modern particle physics, providing fundamental insights into the strong interaction and the structure of matter. At energies reached in ...

The PRad physics experiment studies how electrons scatter off of protons A scientific tug-of-war is underway over the size of the proton. Scientists can’t agree on how big the subatomic particle is, ...

Measuring up: an electron scattering experiment yields a small proton radius. (Courtesy: Jefferson Lab) For nearly a decade the size of the particle that makes up the bulk of the universe’s visible ...

Puzzling protons: Alexey Grinin and Dery Taray working on the vacuum system of the 1S-3S experiment at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics. (Courtesy: MPQ) A new and extremely precise ...

Physicists have begun to explore the proton as if it were a subatomic planet. Cutaway maps display newfound details of the particle’s interior. The proton’s core features pressures more intense than ...

Assoc Prof Lu Jiong (right) and Dr Lin Huihui (left) were part of the multidisciplinary research team that developed a breakthrough carbon material, using a novel synthesis method, which has the ...

A new atom-thin carbon membrane developed at the National University of Singapore could transform proton beams for cancer therapy and boost next-gen energy devices, electronics, and molecular ...

Using the first new method in half a century for measuring the size of the proton via electron scattering, scientists have produced a new value for the proton's radius in a new experiment. Using the ...