Hollow atoms are special atoms with multiple missing electrons in their inner shells, while their outer shells are still ...

Artificial atoms comprised of shells of electrons, without a nucleus present, have been used in silicon as the building blocks for quantum computers. Written by Chris Duckett, Contributor Feb. 11 ...

Hollow Atoms. Extreme environments ... They occupy the outer electron shells, far away from the atomic nucleus - whereas in a normal atom, the electrons tend to occupy the innermost electron ...

Atoms prefer to have filled buckets, so if their outer shell is missing just one or two electrons, they are eager borrow form another atom that might have one or two to spare.

A team of scientists has discovered a new class of 'superatoms' -- a stable cluster of atoms that can mimic different elements of the periodic table -- with unusual magnetic characteristics.

First, let's explore the atom's architecture. Formed from a cluster of protons and neutrons at the center of an atom, a nucleus is 10,000 times smaller than the atom as a whole, "like a fly in a ...

"The electron dynamics in the inner shells of atoms are of particular interest, because they result from a complex interplay between many electrons that interact with each other," as Bergues explains.

The team zapped the 54 calcium to get it up to the next shell, called an excited state, then let it decay back to its lower-energy shell, in the process emitting a gamma ray.