Neutron spectrometry is a vital methodology for characterising the energy distribution and fluence of neutrons in diverse radiation environments. Techniques range from the classical Bonner Sphere ...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., — A neutron spectrometer designed and built at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory is closing in on Mars aboard NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey. A similar Los ...

“You bet, I’m really excited about this flyby,” said William C. Feldman, a Senior Scientist at the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute and Cognizant Co-Investigator for the Neutron Spectrometer ...

The high-resolution neutron spectrometer HRNS. The yellow structural elements surround the TPR system designed at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow. The ...

There are a surprising number of experiments an amateur nuclear physicist can perform, from making a Geiger counter to fusing hydrogen atoms in a fusor. One project which we haven’t seen before is ...

There may be a billion neutron stars scattered across the Milky Way, and almost none of them have ever been seen. These ultra ...