<ul><li>Researchers used the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer to study the structure of the neutron.</li><li>By examining the scattering of high-energy electrons from a deuterium target.</li><li>The team used the Central Neutron Detector to detect neutrons, which are not charged particles.</li><li>The researchers have helped to determine parton distributions for both protons and neutrons.</li><li>The detection of neutrons has allowed for a greater understanding of the differences between protons and neutrons.</li><li>The detection of neutrons has allowed scientists to detect the precise contributions of individual quark flavors.</li><li>The team’s findings will help to address the aforementioned “spin crisis”.</li><li>The team will conduct a new experiment firing electrons at a polarized target with greater accuracy.</li><li>The team believes that this experiment is a big step towards completing various experiments that are necessary for a complete understanding.</li><li>The research is described in Physical Review Letters.</li></ul>

Inner workings of the neutron illuminated by Jefferson Lab experiment

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