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Investigating an island of inversion: Physicists pinpoint boundary where nuclear shell model breaks down

An experiment carried out at CERN's ISOLDE facility has determined the western shore of a small island of atomic nuclei, where conventional nuclear rules break down. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...
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Structure of 3He: Small A nuclei are key to the nuclear force holding the atomic nucleus together

Findings in nuclear physics theory have received several Nobel Prizes (1975-nucleus vibrations and rotations, 1963-nuclear shell model, 1949-meson exchange model of nuclear forces). Despite these ...