Specifically, we investigated the behavior of uranium's so-called 5f electrons—electrons that, despite being located in the ...

Helium ion, two neutrons, two protons and three electrons. Nuclear fission close ... but before the neutrons can collide with fresh uranium nuclei, they need to be slowed down.

In order to achieve this, uranium is vaporized and then vastly accelerated to around 40% of the speed of light. The resulting material is then fed through a special film, losing electrons in the ...

Hidden order phenomena in uranium compounds ... This highlights the itinerant nature of f electrons in these materials and emphasizes the need for theoretical models that can accurately describe ...

and uranium - are made up of single atoms. Atoms in turn, are made of a nucleus containing protons and neutrons, and a cloud of electrons loosely orbiting that nucleus. Each element is ...