First observation of ²⁸O.

ABSTRACT: Subjecting a physical system to extreme conditions is one of the means often used to obtain a better understanding and deeper insight into its organization and structure. In the case of the atomic nucleus, one such approach is to investigate isotopes that have very different neutron-to-proton (N/Z) ratios than in stable nuclei. Light, neutron-rich isotopes exhibit the most asymmetric N/Z ratios and those lying beyond the limits of binding, which undergo spontaneous neutron emission and exist only as very short-lived resonances (about 10^-21 s), provide the most stringent tests of modern nuclear-structure theories. Here we report on the first observation of ²⁸O and ²⁷O through their decay into ²⁴O and four and three neutrons, respectively. The

SUBMITTER: Kondo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10630140 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature