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Nature 435, 897-898 (16 June 2005) | doi:10.1038/435897a; Published online 15 June 2005
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Nuclear physics: Elusive magic numbers
Robert V. F. Janssens1
Abstract
Gaps in nuclear levels, which cause nuclei with 'magic' numbers of protons or neutrons to be especially stable, seem to be different for nuclei with an excess of neutrons. But are all magic numbers aberrant in exotic species?
The idea of a shell structure is often cited by physicists as an essential aid to understanding the atomic nucleus. But the exact number of protons or neutrons required to fill a particular nuclear shell has not yet been conclusively settled.
- Robert V. F. Janssens is in the Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA.
Email: janssens@anl.gov
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