This isotope is found at a ratio of about one per 2,500 helium-4 ions, the latter being the common version of helium.

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Neutron star mergers are collisions between neutron stars, the collapsed cores of what were once massive supergiant stars.

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Zap researcher Rachel Ryan prepares a neutron detector prior to fusion tests. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

He called it a neutron, and imagined it as a paired proton and electron. There was no evidence for any of these ideas. Chadwick kept the problem in the back of his mind while working on other things.