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Re: New measurement of the mass of a strange atomic nucleus achieves very high precision

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<herbertglazier0@gmail.com> "reber g=emc^2" wrote:
> Sam Wormley wrote:
>> New measurement of the mass of a strange atomic nucleus achieves very 
>> high precision
>> > http://phys.org/news/2015-06-mass-strange-atomic-nucleus-high.html
>> 
>> > An international team of physicists working at the Institute of
>> > Nuclear Physics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in
>> > Germany has measured the mass of a 'strange' atomic nucleus with the
>> > aid of an innovative technique that is capable of significantly
>> > greater precision than that of previous methods. The researchers were
>> > able, for the first time worldwide, to observe the radioactive decay
>> > of artificially generated nuclei of super-heavy hydrogen at the Mainz
>> > MAMI particle accelerator using a combination of several magnetic
>> > spectrometers. They could then precisely determine the mass on the
>> > basis of accurate measurement of the decay product. The results have
>> > been published in the journal Physical Review Letters.
>> 
>> > Measurements such as this are particularly valuable when it comes to
>> > understanding the fundamental 'strong force' that holds nuclei
>> > together and is thus essentially responsible for the stability of
>> > matter. Even after decades of research, many of the details of this
>> > force are still unknown. The nuclei in matter that surrounds us
>> > consist of two building blocks, i.e., positively charged protons and
>> > electrically neutral neutrons. These interact in complex ways with
>> > and among each other. What is important is that there is a powerful
>> > attraction between these particles that binds them together to form
>> > atomic nuclei and stops them flying apart. Then the mass of an atomic
>> > nucleus is less than that of the sum of the mass of its components.
>> > According to Einstein's famous formula E = mc2, this 'missing mass'
>> > is represented by the energy of the bonds in a nucleus. This means
>> > that if the mass of a nucleus can be accurately measured, it is
>> > possible to determine the binding energy and thus draw conclusions
>> > with regard to the nature of the strong force.
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> 
:B::ert Glazier, the Cretin wrote:
> Sam like gravity the strong force needs no waves to attract. 
> I will soon post the reality how they get space to form action 
> over distance... and I do that when re-ntroduce myself as/with
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New measurement of the mass of a strange atomic nucleus achieves very high precision Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-06-16 19:26 -0500
  Re: New measurement of the mass of a strange atomic nucleus achieves very high precision "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-06-17 14:10 -0700
    Re: New measurement of the mass of a strange atomic nucleus achieves very high precision "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2015-06-17 14:43 -0700
      Re: New measurement of the mass of a strange atomic nucleus achieves very high precision "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2015-06-18 18:44 -0700

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