Magnetars are neutron stars characterized by some of the most powerful magnetic fields in the Universe, as well as their intense X-ray and gamma-ray emissions and outbursts. An international team ...

On 24 February, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC) approved construction of a $48.5 million instrument ...

Scientific objectives include gaining an understanding of the Reiner Gamma swirl mini-magnetosphere region and its magnetic and plasma ... and the Gamma Ray and Neutron Spectrometer.

A cosmic enigma, ASKAP J1839-0756, a slow-spinning neutron star discovered using the ASKAP radio telescope, is challenging ...

Scientists have long sought to unravel the mysteries of strange metals—materials that defy conventional rules of electricity ...

Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a new phase of matter while studying a model system of a magnetic material.

The small nuclear power plants will use molten salt in their fuel, making them safer and more versatile and portable than ...

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The team observed a tornado-like quantum structure in a semimetal compound, tantalum arsenide (TaAs), wherein electrons behave like a swirling vortex in momentum space. The discovery, a collaborative ...

A quasiparticle is a quantum of energy within a crystal lattice; it has momentum and position and generally behaves like a particle. Phasons are quasiparticles thought to be naturally present in the ...