All Images
Research News
Nuclear Scientists Explore the Core of Existence
Matt Johnson, staff enginer at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), inspects a 45-degree dipole magnet. The magnet, used to turn and separate nuclei, was installed in 2007, enabling researchers to continue pursuing exotic nuclei at the edge of existence.
Credit: NSCL
Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (45 KB)
Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.
Picture from the NSCL experimenters' logbook used by the researchers when they created three super-heavy isotopes of magnesium and aluminum. The scrawled note, "Let the celebrations begin!" reflects the researchers excitement at the discovery.
Credit: NSCL
Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (96 KB)
Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.
This is a closeup of the exposed guts of the NSCL K500 cyclotron, the world's first superconducting cyclotron.
Credit: NSCL
Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (67 KB)
Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.