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JINA - Virtual Journal of Nuclear Astrophysics, 10 May 2013

Volume 11, Issue 19 (24 Articles)

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• # 23 - Nuclear physics: Exotic pear-shaped nuclei
  • An experimental study of certain short-lived isotopes of radon and radium has found clear octupole deformation in the nuclei of the latter —, that is, these nuclei are pear-shaped, the results enable discrimination between differing theoretical approaches to octupole correlations.
  • Nature - Volume: 497, Issue: 7448
  • 160-282