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Huge Experiment Gives First Glimpse of The Internal Structure of a Neutron

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Neutron Detector at US Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has delivered its first glimpse of the hurricane of particles whirring inside subatomic particles called neutrons.

Data from the experiment is already playing a role in describing the quantum map of the neutron's engine.

Neutrons have been a harder nut to crack, shedding their electron shrapnel at angles beyond the reach of the detector's detector.