In a new study, a team of researchers from U.S. universities and national laboratories has set stringent limits on the existence and mass of sterile neutrinos.
Eight cadets spent the summer embedded alongside scientists in the Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle and Physics Divisions, supporting specialized projects ranging from nuclear fuel chemistry to instrumentation, advancing their knowledge while contributing
Quantum science is unlocking a new era of innovation, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory is leading the charge. In this Year of Quantum, ORNL is helping drive a global shift that’s turning once-theoretical science into practical solutions. From ultrasecure communication and advanced sensors to powerful new computers, ORNL’s research is fueling progress in energy, national security and American competitiveness.
Using the Frontier supercomputer at ORNL, researchers have developed a new technique that predicts nuclear properties in record detail. The study revealed how the structure of a nucleus relates to the force that holds it together.
Scientists at ORNL are using advanced germanium detectors to explore fundamental questions in nuclear physics, such as the nature of neutrinos and the matter-antimatter imbalance.
Nuclear physicists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently used Frontier, the world’s most powerful supercomputer, to calculate the magnetic properties of calcium-48’s atomic nucleus.
Scientists have determined that a rare element found in some of the oldest solids in the solar system, such as meteorites, and previously thought to have been forged in supernova explosions, actually predate such cosmic events, challenging long-held the
Associate Technician Sean Hollander is the keeper of the Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline, which is operated by the Physics Division at the Spallation Neutron Source at ORNL, where scientists use neutrons to study all manner of matter.
On Nov. 1, about 250 employees at Oak Ridge National Laboratory gathered in person and online for Quantum on the Quad, an event designed to collect input for a quantum roadmap currently in development.