News tagged with helium isotopes


Ulysses discovered that the magnetic fields of the sun spread their influence across the whole solar system

Scientists bid adieu to plucky solar probe

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

US and European scientists were Tuesday bidding farewell to the tenacious solar probe Ulysses which has been recording data around the sun for more than 18 years, four times longer than planned.


Planck satellite fuels up

Planck satellite fuels up

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tests conducted on Planck at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, have confirmed that the satellite's subsystems work perfectly, and the helium dilution cooler tanks have now been ...





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Argonne scientists reach milestone in accelerator upgrade project

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have successfully stopped and then reaccelerated a stable ion through a newly constructed charge-breeder, bringing the CAlifornium Rare Isotope ...


Helium-8 study gives insight into nuclear theory, neutron stars

Helium-8 study gives insight into nuclear theory, neutron stars

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 28, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (64) | comments 9

The most neutron-rich matter that can be made on Earth—the nucleus of the helium-8 atom—has been created, trapped and characterized by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. ...


Proton's party pals may alter its internal structure

Proton's party pals may alter its internal structure

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 9

A recent experiment at the DOE's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has found that a proton's nearest neighbors in the nucleus of the atom may modify the proton's internal structure.


A top supplier of medical isotopes closed through 2009

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An aging Canadian nuclear reactor responsible for production of one-third of the isotopes used in medical radiation treatment around the world will be out of service through at least the end of 2009, authorities said Wednesday.


Herschel and Planck satellites

Herschel and Planck to lift off on 14 May

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created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Now that additional checks on the Ariane 5 ECA launcher have been completed, Arianespace and ESA have set the launch date of Herschel and Planck for Thursday 14 May.


Rebooting of Canadian medical isotope reactor delayed

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created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A Canadian reactor that produced one-third of the world's supply of medical isotopes before it closed in May for repairs will remain offline at least until early 2010, nuclear authorities said Thursday.


Helium helps lung patients breathe easier

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New research published in the international journal Chest, by Neil Eves, PhD, finds that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who breathed a mix of 60% helium and 40% oxygen during a rehabilitation progra ...


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Atomic Particles Help Solve Planetary Puzzle

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Arkansas professor and his colleagues have shown that the Earth's mantle contains the same isotopic signatures from magnesium as meteorites do, suggesting that the planet formed ...


Largest collection of anomalous white dwarfs observed in new Hubble images

Largest collection of anomalous white dwarfs observed by Hubble

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Twenty-four unusual stars, 18 of them newly discovered, have been observed in new Hubble telescope images. The stars are white dwarfs, a common type of dead star, but they are odd because they are made of ...


Helium rains inside Jovian planets

Helium rains inside Jovian planets

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created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (11) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- Models of how Saturn and Jupiter formed may soon take on a different look.



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