All articles tagged with #beryllium 10
Scientists have found a mysterious spike in beryllium-10 in Pacific Ocean sediments dating back 9-12 million years, which may be linked to a nearby supernova explosion, supported by star cluster data suggesting a high probability of a supernova within 326 light-years of Earth during that period.
Researchers have discovered that nuclei can form molecule-like structures, even in their ground states. Experiments with beryllium-10 provided evidence that the ground state of the isotope is analogous to a diatomic molecule, with two alpha particles acting like atoms and two neutrons orbiting like a pair of electrons forming a covalent bond. This finding challenges the traditional view of nuclei as spherical blobs without much internal structure and expands our understanding of nuclear physics.