Nature Communications (Apr 2018)
Evidence for prevalent Z = 6 magic number in neutron-rich carbon isotopes
- D. T. Tran,
- H. J. Ong,
- G. Hagen,
- T. D. Morris,
- N. Aoi,
- T. Suzuki,
- Y. Kanada-En’yo,
- L. S. Geng,
- S. Terashima,
- I. Tanihata,
- T. T. Nguyen,
- Y. Ayyad,
- P. Y. Chan,
- M. Fukuda,
- H. Geissel,
- M. N. Harakeh,
- T. Hashimoto,
- T. H. Hoang,
- E. Ideguchi,
- A. Inoue,
- G. R. Jansen,
- R. Kanungo,
- T. Kawabata,
- L. H. Khiem,
- W. P. Lin,
- K. Matsuta,
- M. Mihara,
- S. Momota,
- D. Nagae,
- N. D. Nguyen,
- D. Nishimura,
- T. Otsuka,
- A. Ozawa,
- P. P. Ren,
- H. Sakaguchi,
- C. Scheidenberger,
- J. Tanaka,
- M. Takechi,
- R. Wada,
- T. Yamamoto
Affiliations
- D. T. Tran
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- H. J. Ong
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- G. Hagen
- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- T. D. Morris
- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- N. Aoi
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- T. Suzuki
- Department of Physics, College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University
- Y. Kanada-En’yo
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University
- L. S. Geng
- School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University
- S. Terashima
- School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University
- I. Tanihata
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- T. T. Nguyen
- Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine
- Y. Ayyad
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- P. Y. Chan
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- M. Fukuda
- Department of Physics, Osaka University
- H. Geissel
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
- M. N. Harakeh
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
- T. Hashimoto
- Rare Isotope Science Project, Institute for Basic Science
- T. H. Hoang
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- E. Ideguchi
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- A. Inoue
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- G. R. Jansen
- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- R. Kanungo
- Astronomy and Physics Department, Saint Mary’s University
- T. Kawabata
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University
- L. H. Khiem
- Institute of Physics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
- W. P. Lin
- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- K. Matsuta
- Department of Physics, Osaka University
- M. Mihara
- Department of Physics, Osaka University
- S. Momota
- Kochi University of Technology
- D. Nagae
- RIKEN Nishina Center
- N. D. Nguyen
- Dong Nai University
- D. Nishimura
- Tokyo University of Science
- T. Otsuka
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo
- A. Ozawa
- Institute of Physics, University of Tsukuba
- P. P. Ren
- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- H. Sakaguchi
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- C. Scheidenberger
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
- J. Tanaka
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- M. Takechi
- Department of Physics, Niigata University
- R. Wada
- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- T. Yamamoto
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04024-y
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 7
Abstract
Magic numbers are associated with the stability of atomic nuclei. Here, the authors analyse the proton radii, binding energies and electric quadrupole transition rates of neutron-rich carbon isotopes at proton number six and use nuclear structure models to support the magic number Z = 6.
