New island of inversion found in proton neutron symmetric molybdenum nuclei
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 09, 2025
For decades, nuclear physicists have known that so called islands of inversion mark regions of the nuclear chart where standard shell structure breaks down and magic numbers vanish in favor of strongly deformed shapes. In earlier work these islands were identified mainly in neutron rich isotopes such as beryllium 12 with N = 8, magnesium 32 with N = 20, and chromium 64 with N = 40, all distant f
Published by SpaceDaily on 12/09/2025
