Testing the doubly magic character of tin-132

Journal Article · Sun Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physics Today

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3480064· OSTI ID:22038503

Schwarzschild, Bertram

The shell model of nuclear structure predicts that nuclei with certain magic numbers of protons or neutrons will be more rigidly spherical and stable than their neighbors. The magic numbers - 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, and 126 - are somewhat reminiscent of the atomic numbers of the noble gases, as well they should be. Just as completed shells of single-electron states convey extraordinary chemical stability, completed shells of single-neutron or single-proton states in the mean-field potential of all the other nucleons do much the same for nuclei.

• OSTI ID: 22038503
• Journal Information: Physics Today, Vol. 63, Issue 8; Other Information: (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9228
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ELECTRONS
MAGIC NUCLEI
MEAN-FIELD THEORY
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
PROTONS
RARE GASES
SHELL MODELS
SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION
STABILITY
TESTING
TIN 132