First Measurement of Distribution of Pressure Inside a Proton (phys.org)

Okian Warrior shares a report from Phys.Org: Inside every proton in every atom in the universe is a pressure cooker environment that surpasses the atom-crushing heart of a neutron star. That's according to the first measurement of a mechanical property of subatomic particles, the pressure distribution inside the proton, which was carried out by scientists at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The nuclear physicists found that the proton's building blocks, the quarks, are subjected to a pressure of 100 decillion Pascal (1035) near the center of a proton, which is about 10 times greater than the pressure in the heart of a neutron star. The result was recently published in the journal Nature.

Comments

1035?

[johannesg]

1035 doesn't sound so bad. 10^35 on the other hand...

Jefferson Lab Open Day May 19th

[OzPeter]

If you are in the Newport News, VA area on Saturday, the Jefferson Lab is having an open day from 9AM to 3PM. https://www.jlab.org/

Also the press release from the lab itself about the Proton pressure QUARKS FEEL THE PRESSURE IN THE PROTON