proton

‘Ghostly’ neutrinos provide new path to study protons

Scientists are that much closer to understanding protons today after using a novel technique involving a high-energy neutrino beam to precisely measure their size, which could change how these kinds of experiments are done and answer many more questions, say researchers from York University.

Scientists measure precise proton radius to help resolve decade-old puzzle

York University research confirms protons are smaller than expected  TORONTO, September 5, 2019 – York University researchers have made a precise measurement of the size of the proton – a crucial step towards solving a mystery that has preoccupied scientists around the world for the past decade. Scientists thought they knew the size of the […]