It has an atomic number of 32, an atomic weight of 72.59, and a density of 5.32 Mg/m 3. Its melting temperature is 937.4 C. Germanium has the diamond cubic crystal structure shown, an fcc lattice with ...

During WWII, germanium was primarily used in point ... "We're really trying to understand the structure of atomic nuclei, which are quantum systems," said Allmond, who is both an experimentalist ...

Ever since physicist Ernest Rutherford discovered the atomic nucleus in 1911, studying its structure and behavior ... Relying on leading-edge germanium detectors developed by researchers at ...

Germanium detector history Since the 1960s ... “We’re really trying to understand the structure of atomic nuclei, which are quantum systems,” said Allmond, who is both an experimentalist ...