For that, you need something like this gamma-ray spectroscope ... [mihai.cuciuc] took inspiration for the Pomelo from this DIY spectrometer as well as the CosmicPi.

For that you need a different instrument called a gamma-ray spectrometer. Spectrometers are usually expensive and complex instruments aimed at radiation professionals. But it doesn’t have to be ...

A brilliant flash from deep space once baffled scientists. But now, that mystery has been solved—and it reshapes what we know ...

Scientists may have discovered a new cosmic source of gold: magnetars—super-magnetic neutron stars that unleash powerful ...

These two factors limit the number of isotopes that can be used successfully for Mössbauer spectroscopy. The most used is 57 Fe, which has both a very low energy gamma-ray and long-lived excited state ...

New research suggests that the largest cosmic structure is even bigger and closer to Earth than we knew. It goes against ...

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