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Vibrations of the Atomic Nucleus

The nucleus can quiver, ring or even "breathe"; the coordinated motion of the nuclear particles reveals much about the forces between them. Six modes of vibration have been detected so far

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 248 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “Vibrations of the Atomic Nucleus” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 248 No. 5 (), p. 62
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0583-62