"MIT Physicists Use Electrons as Messengers to Unlock Atom's Nucleus Secrets"

MIT physicists have unlocked secrets of the Atomic nucleus by using electrons from a radium atom in a molecule, revealing new insights into fundamental particle interactions.

• Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology precisely measured the energy of electrons in radium monofluoride, a molecule formed by radium and fluoride atoms.
• This innovative approach utilizes the environment within a molecule as a microscopic particle collider to study the interactions of electrons and protons in the Atomic nucleus.
• The findings, published in the journal Science, could enhance our understanding of Symmetry in particle physics and contribute to ongoing research at facilities like CERN.