Published in Nature · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers developed a universal function that links short-range correlations between protons and neutrons in the nucleus to the EMC Effect, a phenomenon where quarks inside nuclei have lower average momenta than predicted. The study provides a possible explanation for the effect and offers a new perspective on the atom's nucleus.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Correlated nucleons may solve 35-year-old mystery DOE/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility · Feb 20, 2019 · first to report
- Physicists solve 35-year-old mystery about quarks American Friends of Tel Aviv University · Mar 4, 2019